This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-6 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Fantasy / Sci Fi - Middle Grade 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 is part of a book series called The Magnificent 12 .

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Michael Grant is the cocreator and coauthor of the series of books and publishing phenomenon Animorphs and the Everworld series. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children.