New Releases by Ann Cameron

People have lived and died in Chester for over 2,000 years, and stories of ghosts have swirled around the city all that time. What is unusual about the city is the frequency of new sightings – fresh examples of paranormal activity. Chester, City of Ghosts is a handy guide to these hauntings, both past and present, and clearly shows why Chester is in the running for most actively haunted settlement in the country. Read the stories, follow the maps, visit the buildings and soon you will agree – and you might even experience some ghostly activity yourself...

The multimodal study of how people around the globe and across the life span thrive is of great interest to social scientists, educators, health practitioners, and social workers. To investigate thriving, our international, multidisciplinary team adopted a quasi-ecological model of healthy development nested within the contexts of prevailing social and physical environments. Assuming that individuals function from the most personal sphere to the largest spheres of geopolitics, we added a chronological learning dimension to the model to scaffold our human developmental life span interests. Furthermore, we employed a feminist framework of relational wellbeing that posits thriving in terms of five important strengths: zest for life or vitality, sense of worth, knowledge, sense of connection, and power or effectiveness. Our assumptions are that these basic models effectively support investigations of the commonalities of psychosocial processes that help people to do well in their local contexts. However, how acts of thriving are carried out diverges across cultures and contexts. To capture and explore the nature of the transactions of a participant as they go about their daily transactions, we continuously filmed in situ "A Day in the Life" from early morning until bedtime. We recorded interviews with participants throughout. In the present case description, we focus on the challenges and rewards for investigators engaged in this visual, multidisciplinary methodology that we have applied with colleagues in Canada, Italy, the United States, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Turkey, China, South Africa, Peru, Finland, Lithuania, and Brazil.

In 2013, Ann Cameron cured Stage 4 colon cancer without chemotherapy or radiation, by drinking carrot juice. Since then, others with a variety of cancers have reported similar successes. Cameron wanted to find out why such an apparently simple cancer cure--just carrots--works. Based on her extensive reading in scientific journals focused on nutrition and cancer, her ground-breaking book describes the details of the carrot treatment and the scientific evidence for its power. In this book, she shares little-known research that is revolutionizing scientific thinking about cancer and how to treat it. The research comes from the exciting new field of epigenetics--the study of how chemical switching mechanisms in our bodies change the expression of our genes. Our environment, the foods we eat, and the way we live can silence pro-cancer genes or turn them on, set anti-cancer genes on alert or turn them off. Genes aren''t our destiny. Neither is cancer. Cancer develops when the body loses its ability to recognize and eliminate rogue cells--cells that take over the body if they don''t quit dividing. In some cases--probably many--carrots can restore the body''s natural power to regulate growth and kill defective cells. The scientific information in this book could be a life-saver and a beacon of hope for you or someone you know. Equally helpful, it offers the practical knowledge Cameron gained from her journey through cancer and back to health--how to use the internet to research proposed treatments and the quality of hospitals and doctors; how to reduce the cost of cancer care; and how to arrive at individual treatment decisions that are best for you.

Living in a rural community in Wisconsin during the 1950s, eleven-year-old Amanda gradually and painfully learns a lot about herself, her parents, and her older sister.

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. With a few tools and a lot of skill, Huey teaches his brother a lesson - and makes a new friend along the way!

In these three stories Huey beats his fear of the dark, tries to overcome his fussy eating, and invents banana spaghetti, proving he''s just as brave and clever as his older brother Julian. Includes activities.

A story about love from a very important time in the authors own childhood. This richly illustrated book tells the story of a small girl named Amy, her relationship with her beloved grandmother and her grandmothers passing. Amy and her mother travel to Indiana, where grandmother was born, to attend her funeral. There, Amy encounters members of her family she has never met and hears many more stories of her grandmothers life. Before returning home Amy is given a gift that she will cherish for the rest of her life. A gift of love with a special surprise.

Julian can''t resist tasting the wonderful lemon pudding his father has made. But as he and his little brother, Huey taste just a bit more, the pudding is suddenly gone! And Julian is in trouble. Six tales in which Julian gets in-and-out of mischief and makes a new friend. Includes activities.

Tiger the dog loves his human family but finds it frustrating trying to communicate with them.

Called a troublemaker by his human family, a reflective dog defends himself and then relates the family''s adoption of an aristocratic but incompetent cat, who gives him a life purpose and and new way of looking at his world.

Ann Cameron''s beloved and bestselling chapter book series about Julian, his brother Huey, and his friend Gloria all begins right here! Julian has a big imagination. 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 some stories can lead to a heap of trouble, and that''s exactly where Julian and Huey end up! This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2–3, Stories) in Appendix B. "You have to go a long way these days to find a book that leaves you feeling as happy as this one." —The New York Times "There''s a glow here that''s hard to resist." —Booklist

Bestselling classic The Stories Julian Tells is just the beginning! Get ready for more of Julian''s wonderful family and imagination in the Julian''s World chapter book series! Julian is back with more great tales to tell. There''s the one about the day so hot that even frogs wore shoes. Or the time his best friend, Gloria, made the sun move. Sometimes, though, Julian''s way with words can backfire. That''s what happens when Julian calls his kid brother, Huey, a name—and their father overhears. How can a few little words get Julian into such big trouble? "Reflecting incidents true to children (making a bet with a friend, sending a message in a bottle, attempting to be brave), these stories are the sort that will make children ask for more." —School Library Journal, starred review

Bestselling classic The Stories Julian Tells was just the beginning! Get ready for more of Julian''s wonderful imagination in the Julian''s World chapter book series! Julian isn’t afraid of lions or tigers, but he is scared of . . . bicycles? Julian’s friend Gloria has a brand-new bicycle. She makes riding it look easy, but Julian is scared. Bicycles are shiny, whizzing, wobbly things. And he’s not ready to ride one. But he can’t tell Gloria he’s scared, so he tells a fib instead. He almost gets away with it . . . until the fib backfires and he’s got an even bigger problem! "This is a perfectly constructed young reader, with neat turns in the plot, a loving family, and engaging dialogue." —Kirkus Reviews A Library of Congress Children''s Book of the Year

Bestselling classic The Stories Julian Tells is just the beginning! Get ready for more of Julian''s wonderful family and imagination in the Julian''s World chapter book series! Secret agents Julian, Huey, and Gloria are already heroes. They have rescued a dog and saved a toddler from drowning. But what they really want is to nab a real-live bank robber. Just when it looks like they might catch the crook, the police chief steps in. The supersleuths find that they''re the ones who are in trouble—with a capital T! "The humor is effective and the action nonstop." —The Bulletin "A quick and interesting read . . . the plot is well developed, and the characters are aptly drawn." —School Library Journal

"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan tells this bittersweet story, which reads smoothly and powerfully on several levels, with warmth and dignity."--Booklist.

"If Julian has not already won readers'' hearts with his [earlier] exploits, he will here when he tries to find out his father''s secret dream for a birthday present. Surprised at hearing his father mumble ''two snakes,'' Julian duly catches and presents them, only to discover that snakes are his father''s recurring nightmare. Cameron''s style is elegantly smooth and the characters come alive through easy dialogue and involving action."--Bulletin, Center for Children''s Books.

Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized and shortened it while remaining true to the spirit of the original. It''s a gripping story of adventure, betrayal, cruelty, and courage. In searing scenes, Equiano describes the savagery of his capture, the appalling conditions on the slave ship, the auction, and the forced labor. . . . Kids will read this young man''s story on their own; it will also enrich curriculum units on history and on writing.

It isn''t easy being Julian''s younger brother. When Huey has bad dreams, Julian says it''s no big deal. When Huey orders trout in a restaurant and it comes to the table whole with an eye looking straight up at him, Julian reminds Huey he''d better eat it all. And when Huey wants to study animal tracks with Julian and his friend Gloria, Julian tells him he''s too young. But he''s not a little kid. He''s six years old and he''s an adventurer, a chef, a tracker, a scout--and much more! Set in large type with wide margins, these five short, funny, and satisfying stories have all the originality and sparkle of the Julian books with a fresh new voice.

Design: A cross-sectional survey of leaders and their managers and controls and their managers.

When Tzunún was little, her mother nicknamed her Colibrí, Spanish for “hummingbird.” At age four, Colibrí 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 parents, but never found them.

If you loved The Stories Julian Tells, wait until you hear about the adventures of his best friend, Gloria! The Julian''s World chapter book series is all about friendship, family, and imagination! What if your dream came true . . . and nobody believed you? When Gloria goes to the store to buy an onion, she can’t believe who she meets! A real astronaut named Dr. Grace Street. Dr. Street explains to Gloria that problems aren’t always as big as they seem. And that’s good news! Because Gloria’s problem feels gigantic. She can’t seem to do anything to please her teacher, Mrs. Yardley. When Gloria writes a report about meeting Dr. Street, Mrs. Yardley doesn’t believe her. How can Gloria prove she’s telling the truth? "Kids will be thrilled by the possibility of running into an astronaut in the checkout line." —The Bulletin, Recommended

The paper finds a significant shift in the economic characteristics of civil conflicts during the1990s. Conflicts have become shorter but with more severe contractions and a stronger recovery of growth. The overall length and cost of the conflict cycle has probably declined. The stance of macroeconomic policy was an important factor while the underlying "conflict process" remained unchanged. This shift seems related to changes in aid flows since the Cold War: donors became disinclined to provide support during conflict, but more inclined after conflict. These findings are buttressed by the post-conflict experience of countries that received financial assistance from the IMF and of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These findings have implications for policy and aid priorities after conflict.

School attendance in Indonesia dropped slightly after the onset of the Asian crisis but then rebounded to higher-than-pre-crisis levels. Fewer children are now working, although the older children who are working and are not attending school seem to be working longer hours. Children''s health-status appears to be relatively stable.

Gloria is best friends with Julian and his little brother Huey, and she has as much to say as they do. There''s the parrot that ruins the Valentine for her mother; Huey''s dog, who needs to be cured of his squirrel obsession; and what happens when classmate Latisha tricks Gloria, Julian, and Huey-but they don''t know until it''s too late! Fans of Ann Cameron''s best-selling chapter books about Julian and Huey will love Gloria, too. "This is where peace begins-in an ordinary neighborhood where children learn to address their problems with the help of wise adults who offer them good counsel while respecting the children enough to let them work out their own solutions . . . . Sparkles with humor." (The Horn Book)