New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books - Simon & Schuster, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel - an imaginative story, but with a serious core, as Clovermead - who is twelve and dreaming of adventure and swordfighting as the book begins - realizes that she must chose between good and evil as she grows up. 288 pp. Dust jacket illustration by Leo and Diane Dillon. ISBN: 0-689-866399).