. . . should appeal to all with a sense of adventure. Publishers Weekly . . . an engrossing journey. Kirkus Reviews Teens itching to read about life on another continent will relish Yohalem s exciting debut novel. Booklist . . . this unusual adventure places a reassuringly typical American teenager in an intriguingly different setting. School Library Journal

 

This book was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

There are 219 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Chronicle Books .

After training as an opera singer, Eve Yohalem moved into the literary world first as an editorial assistant and then as the publisher of a Web site. She lives in New York City.