This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Middle Grade category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. Also it was recognised in the Intermediate category by the California Young Reader Medal. It was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award. It was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award. It was recognised by the Sasquatch Award. It was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 172 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Scholastic Press .

Patricia C. McKissack has written more than one hundred books about the African American experience.