Awards
- Best Books of the Year, Library of Congress, 1989
- Nominated, Best Juvenile Mystery of the Year, Mystery Writers of America, 1989
- Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 1991
- Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award, 1992
- ALA Notable Recording, 1992 (Recorded Books, Inc.)
- California Young Reader Medal, Middle School/Junior High, 1993
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 1999
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