This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

This book was published 2001 by Scholastic Paperbacks .

JANE KURTZ lives in Portland, Oregon. She has written more than thirty fiction and nonfiction books for children, including Lanie and Lanie's Real Adventure from the American Girl Today series, Anna Was Here, and River Friendly, River Wild, a story in verse for which she received a Golden Kite award. Visit her website at www. janekurtz. com.