Награды книги
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1997 Gold Medal 9–11 years
- FCBG Children’s Book Award 1997 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category
- Birmingham Cable Children’s Book Award 1997
- Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year 1998
- British Book Awards 1997 Children’s Book of the Year
- Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998
- Booklist Editors Choice 1998
- Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001
- New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998