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Hi! Deb Gonzales here.

I create quality, affordable, project-specific, supplemental materials connecting people with literature. As an educator and fellow author, I am skilled in navigating the needs of the educational and literary worlds.

The intent of this website is to showcase the incredible projects I've been privileged to participate in. Please contact me if you have any questions or desire to discuss a project you'd like to partner with. 

My debut picture book Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records (Charlesbridge, 2019) is the tenacious history of the female athlete from the first Olympic Games to present day, including the passage of Title IX.

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Who Is Tibet's Exiled Leader?: The 14th Dalai Lama

Who Is Tibet's Exiled Leader?: The 14th Dalai Lama

Debbie Gonzales
Middle Grade, Discussion/Activity

Guides by Deb – Keeping your books in the hearts of young readers and in the hands of those who care for them.

Who Is Tibet's Exiled Leader?: The 14th Dalai Lama

Written by Teresa Robeson

Published by Penguin Workshop

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 059338458X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593384589

Synopsis: Discover the story behind the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's journey from Tibet to permanent exile in India in this captivating graphic novel written by 2020 APALA Award-winning author Teresa Robeson and illustrator Angela Poon.

Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!

Follow the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's harrowing escape to India in 1959, as he fled Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet. A story of risk and political tension, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the incredible story of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader -- brought to life by gripping narrative and vivid full-color illustrations that jump off the page.

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