This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. It was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 11-15 years.

There are 109 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Scholastic US .

Marilyn Nelson is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and lives in Storrs, CT.