This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Henry Holt & Company .

Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.