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Ann Cameron
In this inspiring multicultural story, a young Guatemalan boy triumphs over poverty and abandonment to find love and a sense of self-respect. Genuine and touching, the book has much to…
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When his best friend, Gloria, receives a new bike, seven-year-old Julian spends the summer avoiding her because of his fear of bikes.
Anne Cameron
A woman-positive and humourous collection od though-provoking and entertaining [Celtic] myths. -Canadian Materials
… joins courage to comedy with a light, sure touch. -Ottawa Citizen
Cameron understands the way a woman’s work affects every other sphere of her life. -Feminist Bookstore News
A feminist fable for our times, told with a dispassionate, fascinated vigour. -Vancouver Province
Raven is clever and tricky - and greedy. She persuades her friends Gull, Cormorant, and Puffin to pick berries with her, and tricks them into doing more than their share…
Cameron knows how women talk to each other. -Vancouver Province
Another popular Anne Cameron children’s story.
If bullshit was music, Jean decides of her family, they’d be a whole brass band.
… an absolutely riveting cacophony of voices that will stay in your head long after you’ve put the book down. -The Halifax Daily News
An endless rain embarks Cassidy on the ride of her life. Before the year is out, she will have travelled through lifetimes and contellations.
Cameron’s book is a testimony to the underprivileged, the abused, the vulnerable children of Canada and to those who daily struggle to break out of the cycle of degradation and…
From the bestselling author Anne Cameron comes a novel that puts the fun back in dysfunctional - a light-hearted look at the trials and tribulations of a family that defines…
With affection, warmth and raucous humour, Cameron captures how life goes on … -Globe and Mail
In this funny and heart-wrenching new novel by Anne Cameron - bestselling author and veteran warts-and-all chronicler of the contemporary West Coast family - the characters grapple with the very…
This new novel by the bestselling writer Anne Cameron is the story of two women who seem similar but are very different: Cedar Campbell and her mother Kate. Cedar comes…
Dahlia Cassidy is a delightful and hilarious satire on relationships from one of British Columbia’s favourite writers–a rollicking, lighthearted novel with a cast of irresistible characters struggling to make sense…
An award-winning TV movie and perennial bestseller, Dreamspeaker is the powerful and deeply moving story of a boy caught between two worlds.
Witty, entertaining and strangely uplifting. –Edmonton Journal … easy-going, direct, funny, cynical and full of incisive curses and wisdom. -Diversions
The anger and passion with which Cameron writes lifts the ordinary into something stronger - Quill and Quire
Amanda Woods is discovering that there are some things in life that you just can’t change, like who your parents are or how your older sister treats you. But there…
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Little fibs can lead to big trouble! Julian hates bicycles. He thinks they are boring and stupid … Even if it means sweeping floors, weeding the garden and doing chores…
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Huey has a bright idea! Huey wants to surprise his mum on Mother’s Day, so he invents banana spaghetti. It takes a bit of help from Dad to get it…
How do you catch a zebra? Huey’s big brother, Julian, is mean. He says that Huey is too little and noisy to play with him. But Huey has a plan…
Your wildest dreams can come true! Julian and Huey want to give their dad the best birthday present ever - something he has always dreamed of. They watch Dad while…
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Did you know that frogs wear shoes? That eating broccoli makes you super strong? Or that you can even move the sun if you put your mind to it? Julian…
Juan lives in Guatemala, in the mountains. It is a poor but beautiful place, with volcanoes rising from the shores of a blue lake, and flocks of brilliantly plumed wild…
Over 15,000 copies sold! A collection ranging from humourous tales of Raven the trickster and glutton to the Salish myth of creation.
A gripping adaptation of one of the first known slave narratives, Equiano tells of the 11 years he spent in slavery in England, the United States, and the West Indies…
Over 200,000 copies sold!
Julian to the rescue! Grown-ups aren’t very good at solving crimes. That’s why it’s time for Julian, Huey and Gloria to take matters into their own hands. The crime-busting kids…
Six stories featuring the mischievous hero of of Julian, Secret Agent and Julian, Dream Doctor .
Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always…
No doily or decorative language, no fancy postmodern structured techniques, just a straight-from-the-heart story. -Vancouver Sun
Mary Ann Cameron
Ghost stories old and new from Chester’s popular ghost walk leader
Julian and Huey try to find the perfect birthday gift for Dad with amusing results.
Last published in 1994, a collection of stories which reflect incidents true to children, illustrated in black and white by Ann Strugnell.
Julian, that quick fibber and wishful thinker, is great at telling stories. He can make people–especially his younger brother, Huey–believe just about anything. But some stories can get you into…
Raven Returns the Water tells of the time when the world’s water disappeared. Raven went searching for it - and found it all in the belly of a giant frog!
Orca’s Song is the tale of the love between Orca and Eagle-Flies-High, and explains the origin of the killer whale’s song and exuberant dance.
A bestseller in both Canada and the U.S. A traditional northwest coast legend for ages six to adult, told simply and gently be one of BC’s best-loved writers… . should…
A beautifully illustrated book for children ages 6 and up relating the classic northwest coast myth telling how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman’s cedar chest…
A bestseller in both Canada and the U.S.
Ann Cameron,Lis Toft
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…
Huey, his older brother Julian, and their family and friends plant a garden, play basketball, try to get Huey’s father to stop smoking, learn about the universe, and more.
First published in 1995, a story about Huey and his happy African-American family in which children will recognise their fears, dreams and jokes in Huey’s daily adventures. Illustrated in black…
See the world through a dog’s eyes - and nose! Tiger loves his Human family, especially his Boy, Huey. About eating Dad’s socks, chasing squirrels .
