From rescuing a dog stuck in a hot car to saving a toddler from drowning, secret agents Julian, Huey, and Gloria have done a nice bit of crimebusting. But what they really want is to nab a real-live bank robber and earn the $25,000 re...

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 wil...

Now in Knopf Paperback--'six genial, affectionate evocations of family interaction and childhood mischief. There's a glow here that's hard to resist.'-- Booklist

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 h...

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

Julian's little brother, the spirited star of The Stories Huey Tells, is back with five new adventures in this beginning chapter book.

It isn't easy being Julian's younger brother. When Huey has bad dreams, Julian says his are scarier. When Huey wants to study animal tracks, Julian says he's too young. But Huey isn't a baby. He's an adventurer, a chef, a tracker, and...

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 wander...

Bicycles–shiny, whizzing, wobbly bicycles–scare Julian more than lions or tigers. But how can he tell that to his best friend, Gloria? She can already ride with no hands. So instead of telling the truth, Julian makes up a little f...

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...

Gloria is thrilled when she goes to the store to buy an onion and meets Dr. Grace Street, an astronaut. It's there that Dr. Street tells Gloria to have confidence in herself and that the big things aren't always as big as they seem. B...