About the Author

Julianna Baggott is a poet and the author of several novels for adult readers, including Girl Talk, The Madam, and The Miss America Family, as well as Which Brings Me to You, cowritten with Steve Almond. As the pseudonymous N. E. Bode, she has written The Slippery Map, The Anybodies, The Nobodies, and The Somebodies. She lives with her family in Tallahassee, Florida.

Reviews

"Offers an intriguing angle to spark discussions" -- ALA Booklist"Both whimsical and provocative" -- School Library Journal"Young sports fans will revel in Baggott's underworld...[and] will dig their cleats in for a thoroughly involving tale." -- Kirkus Reviews