David Bowles

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his forty published books are the multiple-award-winning They Call Me Güero, The Prince & the Coyote, and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico, as well as the series Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Clockwork Curandera. He is the current president of the Texas Institute of Letters.

Books

  • El otoño de las luciérnagas (Las estaciones de la sororidad #1)
    (Fall of the Fireflies, Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
    By Guadalupe García McCall, David Bowles
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    El otoño de las luciérnagas (Las estaciones de la sororidad #1)

    El otoño de las luciérnagas (Las estaciones de la sororidad #1)

    (Fall of the Fireflies, Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
    By Guadalupe García McCall, David Bowles
    Hardcover available October 21, 2025

    De la exitosa autora Guadalupe García McCall llega el primer libro de la trilogía Las estaciones de la sororidad, en que las gemelas Velia y Delia asumen la misión divina de ser mujeres guerreras cazadoras de monstruos y salvar la vida de su padre.

    From bestselling author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first book in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy, in which twins Velia and Delia take on a divine assignment to be monster-hunting warrior women and save their father's life.

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  • Los héroes gemelos y la magia de la canción (Leyendas de la serpiente emplumada #2)
    The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
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    Los héroes gemelos y la magia de la canción (Leyendas de la serpiente emplumada #2)

    Los héroes gemelos y la magia de la canción (Leyendas de la serpiente emplumada #2)

    The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
    En esta novela gráfica que reinventa un cuento indígena mexicano, los gemelos semidioses usan la magia de la canción para rescatar a su padre y a su tío de la peligrosa tierra de los muertos. Una aventura suprema de grado medio!

    In this graphic novel retelling of an Indigenous Mexican tale, demigod twins must use their magic of song to rescue their father and uncle from the perilous Land of the Dead. A supreme middle-grade adventure!

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  • The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song
    (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
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    The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song

    The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song

    (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #2)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
    In this graphic novel retelling of an Indigenous Mexican tale, demigod twins must use their magic of song to prepare the world for humans--with a little trickster fun along the way. A supreme middle-grade adventure!

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  • Rise of the Halfling King
    (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #1)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
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    Rise of the Halfling King

    Rise of the Halfling King

    (Tales of the Feathered Serpent #1)
    By David Bowles, Charlene Bowles
    In this graphic novel series based on ancient Mesoamerican sagas, a magical boy from Maya legend takes on a giant snake, a power-hungry king, and three impossible tests.

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  • The Witch Owl Parliament
    (Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
    Paperback: $18.95
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    The Witch Owl Parliament

    The Witch Owl Parliament

    (Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy

    Discover a graphic novel unlike any other--a brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico.

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  • El Parlamento de Lechuzas
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
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    El Parlamento de Lechuzas

    El Parlamento de Lechuzas

    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy

    Descubre una novela gráfica sin par: una brillante reinvención steampunk de Frankenstein ambientada en el México colonial.

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  • Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky
    By David Bowles
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    Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky

    Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky

    By David Bowles
    Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky is a stunning collection of Aztec folklore and myths passed from generation to generation and, now, writer to reader.

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  • El verano de las mariposas
    By Guadalupe García McCall, David Bowles
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    El verano de las mariposas

    El verano de las mariposas

    By Guadalupe García McCall, David Bowles
    Now in Spanish, this award-winning title from Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe Garcia McCall's magical retelling of The Odyssey stars fifteen-year-old Odilia, the reluctant leader of her four younger sisters as they set off on a fantastical road trip.

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