This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Author category by the Coretta Scott King Award. Presented annually since 1970 by the American Library Association to books by African-America authors and illustrators, this award recognizes excellence in promoting a deeper understanding of the African-American Experience. It was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It also was recognised in the YA category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised in the YA category by the Sequoyah Book Award. Also it was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award. It was recognised in the Teen category by the Nutmeg Book Award. It was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Dial Books .

Nikki Grimes (nikkigrimes. com) received the Coretta Scott King Award for Bronx Masquerade , and has also received five Coretta Scott King Honors. She has written more than fifty books, including The Road to Paris , Jazmin's Notebook , the Dyamonde Daniel series, and the New York Times bestseller Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope . She lives in Corona, California. Christopher Myers is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books. He won a Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Harlem , and has received three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards. Myers has illustrated many books written by his father, award-winning author Walter Dean Myers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.