No. of pages 95
Published: 2011
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This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.
There are 95 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .
Laura Amy Schlitz, author of Fire Spell and the Newbery Medal-winner Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, has spent most of her life working as a librarian and professional storyteller. She has also written plays for young people that have been performed in professional theatres all over the US. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Robert Byrd is a successful commercial artist and children's book illustrator whose award-winning picture books include Jason and the Argonauts , Electric Ben , and Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer .
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Newbery Award
This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Ages 10-14 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Poetry category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.