This book has been graded for interest at 13+ years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Forge .

DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents , an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of the Nathan Abercrombie series, True Talents , Flip , and six Weenies short story collections. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Paul Zindel was born on Staten Island, New York, where he spent ten years working as a chemistry teacher before becoming a writer. His first book, The Pigman , was published in 1969 to massive acclaim. He has since written over a dozen more novels and established himself as one of the strongest writers in his field. In 1971 he won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds and published an autobiographical account of his formative years, The Pigman and Me . Paul Zindel lived in Montague, New Jersey until his death in 2003 at the age of 66. M. Jerry Weiss is Distinguished Service Professor of Communications Emeritus, New Jersey City University. A teacher, writer, and lecturer, he has won numerous awards and honors, including the 1997 International Reading Association Special Service Award and the National Council of Teachers of English Distinguished Service Award. Helen S. Weiss is an author and scholar of humor. Jerry and Helen Weiss are editors of two previous anthologies: "From One Experience to Another" and "Lost & Found. "They live in Montclair, New Jersey.