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David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from south Texas, where he works as an associate professor, coordinating the English Education Program at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley.
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AVAILABLE NOW! My new novel of historical fiction, The...
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Ancient Night (March 2023)—illustrated and with a story by...
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David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from south Texas. He has written several award-winning titles, most notably THEY CALL ME GÜERO and MY TWO BORDER TOWNS.
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May 23, 2024 · AVAILABLE NOW! My new novel of historical fiction, The Prince & The Coyote. Tetzcoco’s Crown Prince Acolmiztli, aka “Nezahualcoyotl,” goes on the run as a teen after his father’s kingdom is conquered. After three years in exile, struggling to survive and forge alliances even as he falls unexpectedly in love,… Continue reading.
DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He’s the author of several award-winning titles, including They Call Me Güero , The Smoking Mirror, the 13th Street series, and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico.
Nov 27, 2018 · In David Bowles’ feisty verse novel, They Call Me Guero, he explores the life of 12-year-old Mexican-American narrator that everyone calls Güero, in his home of the borderlands. Bowles wonderfully shows how normal life is living near the border, a far cry from a “crisis area” that some of the country believes it to be.
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Jun 11, 2024 · Ancient Night (March 2023)—illustrated and with a story by David Álvarez. Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2023. Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2023. Selected by BookPage as one of the Ten Best Picture Books of 2023. Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books of 2023.
An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right—through poetry. They call him Güero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. Sometimes people only go off of what they see.
