About the Author
Julie Johnston received the Governor Generals Award for her first two books,
Hero of Lesser Causes and
Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me. Her third novel,
The Only Outcast, was shortlisted for the Governor Generals Award, as was her most recent book,
In Spite of Killer Bees. In 2003, Julie Johnston was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award for Childrens Literature in recognition of the enormous contribution her body of work has made to childrens literature. Julie Johnston lives in Peterborough, Ontario.
From the Hardcover edition.