The Smoking Mirror

written by David Bowles and published by IFWG Publishing, Inc.

The Smoking Mirror

About

91´«Ã½

A fantasy novel about 12-year-old twins growing into their magical, shape-shifting abilities, as they descend into the Land of the Dead to find their mother. Bowles creates an action-packed story based on Aztec and Mayan mythology while capturing the realities of life in contemporary South Texas and Mexico.

Awards Won

Title Year
Belpré Medal image Pura Belpré Award

91´«Ã½

The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2016 - Honor(s)