This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It also was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award. It was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Sasquatch Award. It was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Scraps Of Time .

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

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Viking Books for Young Readers .

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