Waters Of The Moon by Gregory Urbach (2003, Paperback)

A lot of imagination has gone into this story about a boy raised on the moon by computers. The author has come up with all kinds of new ideas which are often funny but sometimes sad. Even though the book is science fiction, the moon base seems like a real place with real events. I think a lot of research has gone into the story but it's never preachy or lecturing. It's about the characters, not the technology. I hear there are seven books in this series, I hope to read them all.