This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Middle School category by the American Indian Youth Literature Award. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Sequoyah Book Award. It also was recognised in the Fiction category by the Spur Award. It was recognised by the Oklahoma Book Award.

This is book 1 in How I Became a Ghost .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 141 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Roadrunner Press .

Tim Tingle and Doc Moore travel throughout the United States and Mexico collecting and telling stories for all ages and perform for children and young adults at countless schools and libraries. They adapted these tales from the popular collection Texas Ghost Stories (Texas Tech UP, 2004).