This book has been graded for interest at 12-14 years.

There are 299 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Open Road Media Teen & Tween .

Virginia Hamilton's many awards include the Newbery Medal and National Book Award for M. C. Higgins the Great ; the Coretta Scott King Medal for The People Could Fly ; and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for the body of her work.