This book is part of a book series called Stepping Stone .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

This book was published 2009 by Random House Books for Young Readers .

Marion Dane Bauer has written more than one hundred children's books, including the Newbery Honor Book On My Honor . She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. www. mariondanebauer. com Leonid Gore moved to the United States from his native Russia in 1991. He has illustrated many children's picture books, and lives with his wife and daughter in Brooklyn.