Leslie Bulion
Children's Book Author

My Books

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The Trouble With Rules
Nadie and Nick have been best friends forever, but in fourth grade they discover a new, unwritten rule: boys and girls aren't friends. When Summer Crawford moves to town she is quick to show that she doesn't care much about those kinds of rules. She cheerily tries to outdo trouble-making Owen in his quest to be the Room 20 gross-out king, and sets in motion a chain of events that change everything for Nadie and Nick--and not for the better. Just when Nadie starts to think that boys and girls really can't be friends, some inline skates, spray paint, grocery crates and a potato change everything, once again.
(adapted from www.Peachtree-online.com)

The Trouble With Rules is a recommended back-to-school read-aloud in Curriculum Connections!

Curriculum Connections

HEY THERE, STINK BUG!
This is
an insect world with humans in it.
We'll seize the day, but they will win it.
You've been forewarned, now let's begin it--
Take a closer look...
at BUGS!

from the jacket:

What makes stink bugs stink? Are lightning bugs flashing in secret code? Find the answers to these questions and discover some of the amazing ways that insects capture their prey, trick predators, and attract the perfect mate in this collection of witty poems and astonishing facts.

A glossary of scientific terms, notes on the different poetic forms used, and resources for more information on insects will delight larval entomologists and budding poets alike.

2009-2010 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
Book Sense Winter 2006-2007 Children’s Pick List
Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) Best Books for Children 2006
Librarian’s Choices Texas Woman’s University 2006 Pick
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children 2007
CT Librarians Best Books for Middle Readers 2006
Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California Distinguished Books 2006
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books October Stars
PLANET ESME 2006 Pick
Finalist: Animal Behavior Society Outstanding Children's Book Award 2007
Nominee: North Carolina Children's Book Award
Nominee: Young Hoosier book Award
Bookbuilders of Boston Book Show Winner


Uncharted Waters
From the book jacket:
A month in a seaside cabin with a favorite uncle--most teenaged boys would be thrilled. But not Jonah. He's too busy keeping secrets.
First, there's the letter addressed to his parents from his English teacher. If Jonah's parents had seen that letter they would have cancelled their own trip and Jonah's visit to Uncle Nate.
Second is Jonah's secret reason for not joining the local swim team. He feels terrible lying to his uncle, but he can't reveal the fears that are holding him back.
And finally, Jonah convinces his little sister to keep yet another secret, one that gets him into a lot more than he bargained for during his month at the shore with Uncle Nate...

A Kansas State Reading Circle Middle Reader Pick
A Bank Street Best Book for 2007
A Public Library of Cincinnati Librarian's Choice for 2006
A nominee for the Mark Twain Award, summer 2008!

Illustration copyright (c) 2002 Nicole Tadgell

Winner of the 2003 Children's Africana Book Award


Fatuma's New Cloth

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Illustration copyright(c)Wayne Marcus 2004To order please visit:

Tall Ships Fun!
Inside TALL SHIPS FUN you'll find...

...a daring voyage around Cape Horn to 'Frisco Bay!

...a pop-up tall ship you can build yourself!

...a rousing sea chantey with room for your own new verses!

...a knot-tying course for new sailors!

...a soap bar scrimshaw to carve!

...a recipe for sailors biscuits!

...many more exciting stories, puzzles and activities!

The Columbia Trading Company
copyright (c) Steck-Vaughn 2002

Missing Pieces
Fourteen-year-old James and his mom have managed on their own since James's dad died. Now James's mom has remarried, and James has to share his room. James is sure he doesn't need a stepfather or a stepbrother, but he realizes that five-year-old Tyrone just might need him.

Missing Pieces can only be purchased through Steck-Vaughn educational publishers from the Power up! reading series.

One Piece at a Time
In this prequel to Missing Pieces, Marcus loses his older brother Reggie in a winter accident. Will he remember the example Reggie set, and be there for his young nephew James?