This book was recognised in the Longer Novels category by the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Teenage Fiction .

There are 192 pages in this book. It is a novel. This book was published 1997 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Robert Swindells is author of the award-winning novel Brother in the Land and has just finished his first picture book for children. He lives in West Yorkshire, England.