Children of the Knight
By Michael J. Bowler
Once upon a time, chaos was king in the City of Angels, and carelessness ruled. Street gangs roamed the city. Most politicians bettered their lives, not those of the people they were elected to serve. Neighbourhoods declined to slum-like conditions. The Los Angeles school system stumbled headlong toward total Armageddon. And the most victimized segment of the populace? The children. The teens. The next generation.
Limited choices and often abusive or neglectful home lives forced hundreds, if not thousands, of children into the streets to join gangs, turn tricks, do drugs, sell drugs, drop out of school, get arrested and sent to prison for life, and in all ways subjugate their goodness in the name of survival. All hope seemed lost. Until the mysterious “tag” appeared throughout the city, spray-painted on walls and over graffiti, obliterating gang markings without mercy, without favouritism, and with impunity. A “tag” that became the symbol of a revolution.
Genre: Young Readers
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Michael J. Bowler
Michael J. Bowler is an award-winning author who grew up in Northern California.
Biography.
He majored in English/Theatre at Santa Clara University, earned a master’s in film production from Loyola Marymount University, a teaching credential in English from LMU, and a master’s in Special Education from Cal State University Dominguez Hills. Michael taught high school in Hawthorne, California, in general education to students with disabilities.
When Michael is not writing, he serves as a youth mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and a volunteer within the juvenile justice system in Los Angeles. Still, mostly, he takes care of his recently adopted son. He is a passionate advocate for the fair treatment of children and teens in California and hopes that his books can show young people they are not alone in their struggles.
Michael J. Bowler
