David Bowles

Appearing Courtesy of Nancy Pitt

David Bowles is a Mexican-American author from south Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. 

He has written several titles, most notably "The Smoking Mirror," which was a Pura Belpré Honor Book, and "They Call Me Güero," which won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. His latest work is "Rise of the Halfling King" and "Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats."

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Anything is Possible: Fantasy Journeys of Adventure and Conflict

Authors of new middle-grade novels discuss their creation of fantasy adventures with the Hafling King from Maya mythology, the Monkey King from Vietnamese legends and a future flooded world facing destruction.

Helios Education Foundation Children/Teen Stage (Seats 1000)
Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children / Teens
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Panelists: David Bowles, Van Hoang, Daniel José Older
Moderator: Susan Corapi