This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Alabama Camellia Award. It was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. It also was recognised in the Middle School category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. It was recognised in the Junior / YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Middle School category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award. It was recognised in the Historical Fiction category by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Jefferson Cup. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Scholastic US .

James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Manhunt and its sequel, Bloody Crimes.