This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Mildred L Batchelder Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Walker Childrens .

Belgian writer ANNE PROVOOST is the author of a series of provocative novels that examine topics as varied as right-wing extremism, sexual abuse, and religion through the eyes of young protagonists. Falling was made into an English-language feature film. Anne is a member of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature and a member of PEN. Her novels have been published in eighteen different languages. JOHN NIEUWENHUIZEN is an Australian-based, award-winning translator of Dutch and Flemish literature. In 2007, John was awarded the NSW Premier's Translation Prize and PEN Medallion. In 2015 he was recognised with an IBBY Australia Honour Book award for Translation for his translation of Nine Open Arms by Benny Lindelauf. Anton Quintana is an award-winning Dutch author of children's books. He also writes for radio and TV. He is widely translated in Europe, and The Baboon King has been translated into English, French and Spanish. John Niewenhuizen was born in the Netherlands, and has lived in Australia since 1955. He is a librarian and translater.