Karl Beckstrand
Teacher, Public Speaker, and Writer in Midvale, Utah
Karl Beckstrandisthe bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 20 multicultural/multilingualbooks and more than 80 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book’sblog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised inSan Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. injournalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast/filmcertificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. Hissurvival western, To Swallow the Earth,won a 2016 International Book Award. An ESL and college media instructor,Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city andstate governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories,ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual/ESL, wordless, career, and STEMbooks feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. Hiswork has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, DeseretBook, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S.Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http://KarlBeckstrand.com, https://GozoBooks.com