This book was recognised in the Middle Grade category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

There are 137 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc .

Mr. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books, divide their time between their home in New Mexico, a boat in the Pacific, and adventures in the wilderness.