This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 277 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children .

Karen Hesse is the author of numerous novels and picture books for children, including Out of the Dust , which won the Newbery Medal. Her recent books for Feiwel and Friends are Brooklyn Bridge and Safekeeping . She lives in Vermont.