Prologue
The invasion of Jazeloone left many kids without families. They were put in an "orphanage" on Tesserone. These kids lived in a cabin in the "town" of Tesserone. A girl named Monica Krane was among the orphans.
Monica had been 12 years old at the time of the invasion. Both her parents and two brothers were killed. However, she had one godmother who was among a group of saved retirees that was brought to the new planet. Her godmother was Lily Sue Haven, and had been the best friend of Monica's maternal grandmother. Lily Sue had been Monica's mom's godmother as well. Lily Sue was too old to care for Monica herself, but Monica was granted visiting rights on weekends to stay in Lily Sue's cottage.
Among the residents from her hometown that survived the invasion were Monica's best friends Lucy Ferns and Gwen Margo, both of whom managed to flee Jazeloone with their families. The three girls had been friends since the age of 4. Lucy and Gwen's families built new homes out of tree logs in the woods surrounding the developing town on Tesserone.
When Monica turned 16 Lucy and Gwen's fathers built them their own three-bedroom log cabin in the woods. Monica gratefully moved in with her two besties.
Their story takes place two years after they moved in. It was the year 2963, and the girls were still living in their little cabin.