This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

This book was published 2009 by Delacorte Press .

Saundra Mitchell is the author of the companion novels The Vespertine, The Springsweet, and The Elementals . Her debut novel , Shadowed Summer, was a 2010 Edgar Award nominee, a Junior Library Guild selection, and an ALAN pick. She lives in Indianapolis. Visit her website at www. saundramitchell. com.