This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Older Readers category by the Sydney Taylor Book Award. It was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award. It also was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-14 years.

There are 444 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Sarah Darer Littman's widely praised first novel for teens, CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC, won the 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award. She is also the author of the YA novel PURGE. She lives in Connecticut with her family and a house which never seems to have enough bookshelves.