This book was recognised in the YA category by the Young Adult Canadian Book Award. It was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award.

This is book 1 in Blonde Trilogy .

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

There are 222 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Puffin Books .

Teresa Toten won the Governor General's Literary Award in Canada for The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. She is the author of the acclaimed Blondes series, as well as The Game, The Onlyhouse, and, with Eric Walters, The Taming. Teresa lives in Toronto. Visit her online at teresatoten. com and on Facebook, and follow @TTotenAuthor on Twitter.