This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Texas Tayshas Reading List. It was recognised in the YA category by the Best Books for Young Adults. It also was recognised in the Fiction - 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 14+ years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc .

Lisa Klein is a former professor of English who lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and two sons. This is her first work of fiction.