“Book Descriptions: Two parallel coming of age stories collide on a distant planet.
Siddhartha, known as Siddie, and his parents joined a small group of families leaving Earth to colonize a distant planet. To Siddie, a curious 13-year old with a knack for getting into trouble, the journey is a grand adventure. But his parent's reasons for leaving Earth are a mystery. Eventually, he's going to have to learn the truth.
Blue belonged to a species calling themselves kodrya (ko-drya). Kodrya society, known as Phyleem, had one zin (i.e., rule): all kodrya must grow thorns. Unbeknownst to Blue, Earthlings were orbiting her world and preparing to land. One in particular, named Siddie, would change her destiny.” DRIVE