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

There are 200 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Turtleback Books .

Theodore Taylor III is an artist, designer, and photographer. He is the winner of the John Steptoe Award for New Talent for his work in When the Beat Was Born . He lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and their very own woke baby.