This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

This book was published 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

JANE KURTZ lives in Portland, Oregon. She has written more than thirty fiction and nonfiction books for children, including Lanie and Lanie's Real Adventure from the American Girl Today series, Anna Was Here, and River Friendly, River Wild, a story in verse for which she received a Golden Kite award. Visit her website at www. janekurtz. com.