I’m so delighted to reveal that my debut picture book My Two Border Towns will be out next summer from Penguin Random House’s Kokila imprint … featuring the amazing art of Erika Meza. Huge shout out to my agent, Taylor Martindale Kean, and my editor, Joanna Cárdenas.
I was delighted to learn that They Call Me Güero has been selected as a 2020-2021 nominee for the South Carolina Children’s Book Award.
March 3, 2019—“Facing Obstacles with Determination.” Panel at the Tucson Book Festival. University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. March 29, 2019—“On Writing, Voice, and Courage: A Conversation with Walter Honorees,” a symposium on diverse children’s literature. Part of the Walter Dean Myers Award Ceremony. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Texas Library…
