Brooks, Bruce. "Bruce Brooks." In Sixth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators.

Edited by Sally Holmes Holtze. New York: Wilson, 1989. Brooks describes his life and the influences on his writing.

——. "In Collaboration with My Characters." Horn Book 62 (January/Februay, 1986): 38-40. Explains how characters take on a life of their own and "collaborate" with the author.

"Bruce Brooks." In Children's Literature Review. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991: 16-26. Provides background, reprints of articles, and reviews of all of Brooks's novels up to 1990.

Commire, Anne, ed. "Bruce Brooks." In Something About the Author. Vol. 53 (1988): 7. Brief biographical entry.

Hearne, Betsy, et al. Review. The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature 1985-1990. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Identifies the novel as one of the period's Best Books, although it offers mild criticism that the book is not always convincing and is...