This book is part of a book series called Ghost Mysteries .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

This book was published 2003 by Perfection Learning .

Carol Gorman is the author of many books for young readers, including two other Dork titles, "Dork on the Run" and "Dork in Disguise", and a series of books about a girl called Lizard Flanagan. Carol lives in Iowa, USA, with her husband, who is also a full-time writer. Cynthia DeFelice is a successful children's author who lives in New York. This book was inspired by her grandfather who was apprenticed to a rural doctor at the age of twelve, and went on to become a respected surgeon.