Satellite by Nick Lake

• Leo and his best friends Libra and Orion (twins) have spent their entire lives aboard Moon 2, a space station orbiting the Earth.  Living in space, Leo has never done so many things that most of us take for granted -- he's never tasted ice cream or had a pet; never gone to high school or been to a concert; never felt rain or the warmth of a wood fire.
• As Leo and the twins turn sixteen, the doctors say they are strong enough to leave their zero gravity home and visit Earth for the first time.
  
• Leo is excited to meet the grandfather he's never known and to try so many new things.  However, life on Earth turns out to be harder, more complicated, and more dangerous  than Leo could ever have imagined.  In fact, his body, so used to outer space, may not be cut out to survive life on Earth -- but what can Leo do?  
  

Grades 8-12

If you liked The Martian by Andy Weir or you've ever dreamed about being an astronaut, then check out Satellite by Nick Lake.