This book was recognised in the YA category by the Sequoyah Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior / YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 214 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Putnam Publishing Group, U. S. .

Vicki Groveis a freelance writer with about 300 articles and short stories published in such magazines as VIRTUE, READER S DIGEST, TWILIGHT ZONE, TEEN MAGAZINE, and AMERICAN GIRL. She has written ten middle grade and young adult novels for Penguin Putnam, many of which have been on numerous state recommended reading lists. Two of her books, "Reaching Dustin"and"Starplace," were included as"School Library Journal s"Best Books of the Year. One of her books, "Destiny," was chosen by the Society of Midland Writers as the year s best novel for young people by a Midwestern Writer. In 1998 she was inducted into the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame. "