David Bowles

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  • Bibliography:
    51 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2011
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

13th Street

1 - Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats (Jul-2020)
2 - The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (Jul-2020)
3 - Clash of the Cackling Cougars (Jul-2020)
4 - The Shocking Shark Showdown (Nov-2020)
5 - Tussle with the Tooting Tarantulas (May-2021)
6 - Fight with the Freeze-Ray Fowls (Aug-2021)

Book List in Order: 51 titles

  • The Deepest Green

    For 15 years, Fernando Miranda has lived on the independent world of Terego, happily married, raising three children, involved in church and community, teaching at a local high school: a model citizen in all aspects of his life. And every bit of that...

  • The Seed

    A boy faces a ghost dog, armed only with his father’s memory. A mother must find the strength to free her mermaid daughter. A teenager stands up to her manipulative uncle, despite the consequences. A woman drowns her children and pays the ultimate ...

  • Along the River

    These unique voices combine in a harmony of Mexican and American, of magical and ordinary, of tragedy and triumph. From established writers to emerging talents, the contributors to this volume represent the depth and beauty of a community that is jus...

  • The Blue-Spangled Blue

    Jitsu. Once the center of human expansion into distant space, this world was isolated for the better part of a century, a theocratic government rising to fill the void left by its former corporate owners. Now, as Jitsu finally begins to open itself t...

  • The Rising Red

    The D'Angelo family is scattered: Brando and Antonio are locked away in a military prison. Miwa and Shalura have abandoned their homeworld and now must face life in a society that neither fully understands. Teri works feverishly in secret to elevate ...

  • Adam's Daughters

    Peggy Mitchell, a survivor of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, grows up in Jonesborough, Tennessee during the tumultuous first twenty years of the nation’s existence. Though haunted by memories of war, she matures into strong, independent young w...

  • Spring House

    The Westward Sagas tell the stories of the lives of Scots-Irish families struggling to find happiness on the new frontier. Spring House, the first book of the series, begins in North Carolina in 1762 and paints a vivid picture of colonial life in the...

  • Children of the Revolution

    Children of the Revolution is the story of the progeny of patriot Adam Mitchell, who fought during the American Revolution at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781. This pivotal battle culminated in his cornfields, which adjoined the on...

  • Along the River 2

    Thirty-nine voices mingle like the currents of our river, flowing into deep narrative resacas and rushing from lyrical reservoirs. Just as the Río Grande wends its way through basins, bosques, deserts, fields -- so these poems, stories and essays ex...



  • Along the River III

    When the sun sets on the Río Grande Valley, all manner of dark voices begin to croak, snarl and wail. Come explore the black shadows amidst the mesquite and palm trees down at the water’s edge…just have a care not to fall (or be pulled) into the...

  • The Black Dog of Driscoll

    Charlie finally has the chance to attend the school of his dreams. However, an evil hound from the depths of hell will stop at nothing to keep him away. All charlie can do is face the black dog armed with his courage and pray for the best....

  • Creature Feature

    Sweeping readers from the legendary talons of the Big Bird to the harrowing wail of la Llorona, this collection retells some of the most memorable creepy tales of ghosts, ghouls and cucuys from deep South Texas, each featuring spine-tingling illustra...

  • The Devil at the Disco

  • The Hitchhiker of Highway 281

  • The Storyteller

  • The Big Bird Terrorizes Cameron County

  • A Mermaid in Nuevo Leon

    Soledad has tried to keep her two daughters from the nasty effects of water all their lives. One day, however, an act of disobedience by her youngest causes a transformation that will test the limits of the family....

  • The Mummies of Guanajuato Plague McAllen

    Dr. Madero and his son Matt enjoy the exhibit at the local museum of the strangely preserved mummies from Guanajuato, Mexico. But someone sinister has brought the cadavers to life, and only an ancient spell can stop them!...

  • Scarecrow Terror in Las Milpas



  • The Teen and the Triton of SPI

  • Weslaco Seized by the Demon Hand

    Third-grader Juanito doesn’t want to make his teacher mad. Something terrible is happening to the other children who break her rules: they are being visited by the horrifying Mano Pachona, that mysterious demon hand of legend....

  • Young Vampire in the Valley

    When Anita starts 7th grade, she is worried she will have no friends. Then she meets Carmela, and she is no longer alone. But Carmela has an awful secret, and Anita’s family might have to pay a heavy price for their friendship....

  • The Smoking Mirror

    Carol and Johnny Garza are 12-year-old twins whose lives in a small Texas town are forever changed by their mother's unexplained disappearance. Shipped off to relatives in Mexico by their grieving father, the twins soon learn that their mother is a ...

  • Border Lore Folktales and Legends of South Texas

    Award-winning translator and author David Bowles brings together twenty-five darkly memorable stories of the southern borderlands of Texas, retold in his unique voice. Ranging from the age-old folktales heard at his grandmother's knee to urban legend...

  • A Kingdom Beneath the Waves

    The Garza family's Christmas vacation in Mexico is cut short by the appearance of Pingo, one of the tzapame - Little People. The news is grim - a rogue prince from an ancient undersea kingdom is seeking the Shadow Stone, a device he will use to f...

  • Mexican Bestiary

    Who protects our precious fields of corn? What leaps from the darkness when you least suspect it? Which spirit waits for little kids by rivers and lakes? From the ahuizotl to the xocoyoles -- and all the imps, ghosts and witches in between -- this il...

  • Lords of the Earth

    When the volcano Popocatepetl erupts, a massive, reptilian monster crawls out of the caldera and begins attacking Mexico City. Unable to stop it, the military calls on Elena Baz, a disabled physicist who consults with the Mexican Army. Dr. Baz gather...

  • Chupacabra Vengeance

    Cholos and alien hordes. Undead luchadores. Children trapped in animal form. Legless Vampires. Aztec merchant spies. A deadly ancient codex. From a pre-Colombian wilderness to ice-choked future, from haunted borderlands to post-apocalyptic ruins and...

  • Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky

    A Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of 2018 2018 Texas Institute of Letters Award for Best Young Adult Book The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world from its beginnings in the dreams of the dual god, Ometeotl, ...



  • The Hidden City

    When Carol and Johnny learn of the Ollamat, an ancient stone that can channel savage magic, they convince their parents to take them to the cloud forests of Oaxaca. With Pingo's help, they search for the legendary city where it has been protected for...

  • My Name Is Guero

    2019 Pura Belpré Honor Book2019 Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Outstanding Children's Literature2019 Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry2019 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award2018 Jean Flynn Award for Best Middle Grade B...

  • They Call Me Guero

    Twelve-year-old Güero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the river. He's starting 7th grade with a woke English teacher who knows how to make poetry cool. In Spanish, "Güero" is a nickname for ...

  • Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats

    13th Street - 1

    A new silly and spooky highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Cousins Malia, Ivan, and Dante are visiting their aunt Lu...

  • Clash of the Cackling Cougars

    13th Street - 3

    A silly and spooky new highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Ivan, Malia, and Dante are excited about their ski trip. ...

  • The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco

    13th Street - 2

    A silly and spooky new highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Cousins Dante, Malia, and Ivan are happy to be back in th...

  • Rise of the Halfling King

    A middle grade graphic novel follows the adventures of a magical boy from Maya mythology. The first of a series based on ancient Mesoamerican myths and legends.Sayam has always been different from other kids - he''s very short for his age, his best ...

  • The Shocking Shark Showdown

    13th Street - 4

    A silly and spooky highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Cousins Malia, Dante, and Ivan are looking for a portal to 13...

  • Tussle with the Tooting Tarantulas

    13th Street - 5

    A silly and spooky highly illustrated series that's perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Malia, Dante, and Ivan are ready to take on the evil forces...

  • Fight with the Freeze-Ray Fowls

    13th Street - 6

    A silly and spooky highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Cousins Malia, Dante, and Ivan must face off against the evil...



  • My Two Border Towns

    A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visiting his favorite places on The Other Side with his father, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care.E...

  • The Witch Owl Parliament

    Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee 2022Discover a graphic novel unlike any other—a brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico.In the Republic of Santander, non-Christian magic is frowned upon, if not outright p...

  • They Call Her Fregona

    A companion to the Pura Belpré Honor book They Call Me Güero“You can be my boyfriend.” It only takes five words to change Güero’s life at the end of seventh grade. The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice ...

  • Ancient Night

  • Secret of the Moon Conch

    Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds.

    In modern-day Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targe...

  • The Prince and the Coyote

    PURA BELPRÉ HONOR WINNERBOOKPAGE TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2023KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEAR Mexico. 1418. Meet Prince Acolmiztli. Puma of the Acolhua People. Heir to his father’s throne. Half Acolhuan, half Mexica. Singer. Warrior. Poet. Sixteen years old. A...

  • Huckleberry Juju

  • Hearts of Fire and Snow

    Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall reimagine a beloved Aztec tale of star-crossed lovers with one last chance to reunite.

    Blanca Montes wants to make a difference in the world, to do more than her wealthy godfa...

  • The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song

    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!In the age when Maya demigods lived among ...

  • Giants Foot

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    Giants Foot.1 Get out of the way Harry P, things just got serious.A small town, a close nit group of eight young teenagers that do everything together. Each learning more about the others with each day that passes. The best of friends. Unbreakable bo...



  • Matey Mate and Milldred and the Not So Funny Bone

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    Matey Mate and Milldred are dogs; and best friends, Matey Mate is a Jack Russell cross and Milldred is a Boxer. Every day is an adventure to them, this is just one of such adventures.A Bone with unknown powers and capabilities has shown up to persuad...

  • Matey Mate and Milldred Encounter Schnowzer

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    Matey Mate and Milldred are pitted against an old enemy; Schnowzer. This dog has a terrible attitude and has waited for the day when he can take out his revenge, and along the way, he's devised a range of methods to torment and ultimately bring about...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

David Bowles has published 51 books.

David Bowles does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song, was published in November 2024.

The first book by David Bowles, The Deepest Green, was published in March 2011.

Yes. David Bowles has 1 series.
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