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13TH STREET Launches

Today, July 7, sees the release of books 1-3 of my 13TH STREET series from the new HarperChapters imprint of HarperCollins, a sort of Latinx Stranger Things for kids ages 5-9. These chapter books focus on three cousins (Malia, Dante and Ivan) who find themselves fighting strange creatures in a spooky, alternate world.

Perfect for young fans of other silly and spooky chapter book series like Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom.

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Two Non-Fiction Pieces

I’ve recently had a couple of articles published that draw from Aztec philosophy to think about modern life. Give them a read!

In Psyche, June 16, 2020

“Learning Nahuatl, the Flower Song, and the Poetics of Life“

In Zócalo, May 10, 2020

“Aztec Kings Had Rules for Plagues, Including ‘Do Not Be a Fool’“ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';..., 'script', 'twitter-wjs');lang: en_US

Starred Review for Halfling King

Kirkus has give Rise of the Halfling King a starred review!

“An unmissable adventure of mythical proportions,” they call it.

Huge congratulations to my illustrator (and daughter) Charlene Bowles, and much love and respect to our publisher, Cinco Puntos Press, who had the idea of creating a series of graphic novels adapting key myths and legends from my book Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky.

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Spanish Translation of FSDHS

My award-winning book Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico is now available in a beautiful Spanish translation from Vintage Español (Penguin Random House).

Order your copy of Serpiente Emplumada, Corazón del Cielo today! It’s perfect for that special relative or Spanish-speaking student.

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My Debut Children’s Book!

I’m so delighted to reveal that my debut picture book My Two Border Towns will be out next summer from Penguin Random House’s Kokila imprint … featuring the amazing art of Erika Meza.

Huge shout out to my agent, Taylor Martindale Kean, and my editor, Joanna Cárdenas.

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South Carolina Children’s Book Award

I was delighted to learn that They Call Me Güero has been selected as a 2020-2021 nominee for the South Carolina Children’s Book Award.

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2019 Appearances

March 3, 2019—“Facing Obstacles with Determination.” Panel at the Tucson Book Festival. University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona.March 29, 2019—“On Writing, Voice, and Courage: A Conversation with Walter Honorees,” a symposium on diverse children’s literature. Part of the Walter Dean Myers Award Ceremony. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.Texas Library Association Conference. April 16 & 17. Austin Convention Center. Austin, Texas.Tuesday, April 16 10:00 am – 11:00 am. 15th Annual Poetry Round Up 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Penguin Classroom’s Meet our Stars (with Adam Gidwitz)Wednesday, April 178:30 pm – 9:30 am. YA Gets Graphic: Graphic Novels Just Keep Getting Better 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm. What’s New with Texas Middle Grade and YA Authors?Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22. School Library Journal Summit in BaltimoreOctober 3. Rio Grande Valley NSDAR. 11 am at La Casa de Palmas, McAllen.October 16-19. TABE, American Bank Convention Center, Corpus ChristiOctober 23-25. Tomás Rivera Book Award events.October 26-27. Texas Book Festival, AustinNovember 3. “Campfire Tales with David Bowles.” McAllen Public LibraryNovember 10, 2019. South Texas Book Festival. McAllen.November 21-24, 2019. NCTE, BaltimoreNovember 31-December 2, 2019. Keynote at Guadalajara Book Fair (Translation symposium). !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';..., 'script', 'twitter-wjs');lang: en_US