This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the High School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 9-12 category by the Charlotte Award. It also was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 377 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Tu Books .

JOSEPH BRUCHAC is a poet, storyteller, and author of more than sixty books for children and adults who has received many literary honors, including the American Book Award and the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. He is of Abenaki and Slovak heritage, and lives in Greenfield Center, New York.