This book is part of a book series called Cape Hatteras Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

This book was published 2004 by Houghton Mifflin .

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.