Julian, 12 years old, is like a lot of children of his age, and likes violence. The school psychologist, his teacher and his parents all say that Julian has “behaviour problems”. Adorable, but difficult, little Julian explains his behaviour problems with irresistible humour. During his magical journeys through time, he invents a new calendar, becomes a hero and falls prey to the charms of Cleopatra.

A prolific author, Jocelyne Ouellet, presents her irresistible little boy, Julian, and a rather funny interpretation of history. Jocelyne Ouellet has been passionate about literature since always. She has a Master on traditional folk tale of Quebec from the University of Montreal. She became a journalist, then a teacher, but she writes for her own children in the first place. They immediately encouraged her to make her great novels to all children of the world. Nothing less.

Kind of book: made to make us learn about the problem that some children may have, but also about history A captivating novel where fantasy flirts with a true, passionate and instructive history lesson, the roman Antiquity, as seen through the eyes of a young boy of today. Instructive and captivating at the same time, it is an enthralling book for readers of all ages. An allegory about passage, discover of the identity knowledge of one-self, which passes by the knowledge of one’s deepest roots. The French version, Julien César, was short listed to one of the ten best French books in Canada, in line for the Hackmatack Award, in the Maritime.