This book is part of a book series called Laurel-Leaf Books .

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

This book was published 1999 by Delacorte Press .

Peter Dickinson is the author of over fifty books for both children and adults. He was one of three British writers nominated for the position of the first Children's Laureate and he has won nearly every major literary award for his children's novels.