"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."

WINNER OF:

New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books List, 1967 

Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1967 

Media and Methods Maxi Award, 1975 

ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975 

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 1979