Julie Johnston received the Governor General's Award for these her first two books. Her third novel, The Only Outcast, was short-listed for the Governor General's Award, as was her most recent book, In Spite of Killer Bees. Julie Johnston lives in Peterborough, Ontario.
...the players are brilliantly etched...the novel is moving and memorable. -Publishers Weekly The best young reader novel to come out...this year... -The Toronto Star