The Lion of Mars

I thoroughly enjoyed Jennifer Holm's (Fourteenth Goldfish, Full of Beans) latest novel set on Mars in the future.  Bell has grown up in the American settlement on Mars.  They have no contact with the other national settlements.  The children are told of an accident that triggered the isolation.  But when all the adults in his settlement get sick, Bell and his "brother" Trey have to go for help.  Bell finds his courage for his "family". This was a wonderful testament to society's need for one another.  It takes a village. (GN HOL)