This book was recognised in the Historical Fiction - Preteen category by the Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

This is volume 1 in American Girl-Beforever .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-10 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by American Girl Publishing Inc .

Valerie Tripp is the award-winning author of more than 40 books of historical fiction in the American Girl series. She also writes stories, songs, and poems for The Superkids Reading Program, and is a founder and the Editorial Director of Boys Camp. A frequent speaker at schools, libraries, and scout troops, Tripp graduated magna cum laude from the first co-educated class at Yale University in 1973. In 1981, she received a Masters of Education from Harvard, where she focused on reading education. She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.