“cameron ann”

"It's such a big pudding," Huey said. "It can't hurt to have a little more..." Julian just can't resist a taste of the wonderful lemon pudding his father has made. But as he and his little brother, Huey, taste just a little bit more, the pudding is suddenly all gone! And Julian is in trouble... Six ... More

There are some things in your life you can't change -- and others you can.Amanda Woods is discovering that the person other people think she is and the person she really is are not the same. She doesn't want to be like her demanding mother or her perfect older sister, and, even though she feels clos... More

When Tzunun was little, her mother nicknamed her Colibri, Spanish for "hummingbird." At age four, Colibri is kidnapped from her parents in Guatemala City and ever since she's traveled with Uncle, the ex-soldier and wandering beggar, who renamed her Rosa. Uncle told Rosa that he looked for her parent... More

The star of The Stories Julian Tells is back, and he has more great tales to tell. There's the one about the day so hot, even frogs wore shoes. Or the time his best friend, Gloria, really made the sun move. Sometimes, though, Julian's way with words can backfire. At least that's what happens when he... More

Julian is a quick fibber and a wishful thinker. And he is great at telling stories. He can make people--especially his younger brother, Huey--believe just about anything. Like the story about the cats that come in the mail. Or the fig leaves that make you grow tall if you eat them off the tree. But ... More

In a gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Cameron has modernized and shortened the 1789 autobiography of a man who was kidnapped from his home in Africa and spent 11 years in slavery until he was able to buy his freedom. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a Harvard pr... More

It's Dad's birthday, and Julian is having a hard time coming up with a special present. He wants it to be something Dad has always dreamed about. But first Julian has to figure out what that is. When he does find out, will he be brave enough to get it? Dad's dream is pretty unusual-not to mention sc... More

Gloria is best friends with Julian and his little brother, Huey. When classmate Latisha tricks Gloria, Julian, and Huey, they don't know it until it's too late! Also, Gloria must contend with the parrot that ruins her mother's Valentine and Huey's dog which has an obsession with squirrels. Illustrat... More

She was little and quick and pretty. Her mother nicknamed her Colibri, Spanish for "Hummingbird." At age four she was kidnapped, torn from her parents on a crowded bus in Guatemala City. Since then, she's traveled with "Uncle," the ex-soldier and wandering beggar who has renamed her Rosa. Uncle has ... More