Academy 7, by Anne Osterlund

The story of Aerin, a runaway slave who finds herself accepted into the Alliance's most prestigious school, when she herself is not even a citizen - a secret she hopes to keep. She goes to Academy 7 to make a future for herself, but from the very first day, she finds herself thrown into the path of Dane. Dane is the son of the commanding military general of the Alliance, and as Aerin soon finds out, he has secrets of his own.

I began this book knowing nothing more, than I had really enjoyed another book by this author. I was surprised and delighted to discover right away, that it was science fiction. I thought that Anne did a fantastic job of making the future "futuristic," without making it unreachable or creepy, as it often seems to be in Sci-fi books. I also loved the characters of Aerin and Dane. It was great to go through each of their journeys of discovery, while watching them grow closer together as they learned about themselves.  I give it 4 stars and a PG rating.