David Bowles

David Bowles

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. His picture book debut, My Two Border Towns, is available in English and Spanish. In 2020, David co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a grassroots activist hashtag and movement dedicated to promoting equity for Latinx people in publishing.

All the Love Under the Vast Sky

All the Love Under the Vast Sky

Edited by Kip Wilson; written by Alexandra Alessandri, David Bowles, et al
They Call Her Fregona

They Call Her Fregona

David Bowles
Me dicen Güero

Me dicen Güero

David Bowles
My Two Border Towns

My Two Border Towns

David Bowles; illustrated by Erika Meza
Mis dos pueblos fronterizos

Mis dos pueblos fronterizos

David Bowles; illustrated by Erika Meza
They Call Me Güero

They Call Me Güero

David Bowles
The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles; illustrated by Hatem Aly

Series with David Bowles

Author Contributions

La intérprete (The Interpreter Spanish Edition)

La intérprete (The Interpreter Spanish Edition)

Written by Olivia Abtahi; illustrated by Monica Arnaldo; translated by David Bowles
El barrio se levanta

El barrio se levanta

María Dolores Águila; illustrated by Magdalena Mora; translated by David Bowles