This novel takes place after Earth has been destroyed and a small fraction of humans are living on Mars. Food and resources are running out, and humans are at a disagreement as to what to do next. Our main character, Lan, and her family choose to live on the planet Choom that is populated by giant insects.
The problem is, it takes 20 years to get there, and when they do, the government of the planet Choom changed their mind. Now Lan and her family have to convince the hostile inhabitants of that planet that humans are not violent.
This book was completely different and fun to read, and probably has a lesson in there on accepting people of different cultures. The ending was a bit predictable, but very satisfying.
