#318 Alda P. Dobbs on Having The Courage To Follow Your Heart

<p>Episode 318 features Alda P. Dobbs, the author of the historical novel Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, and its follow-up, The Other Side of the River (September 2022). Her debut novel received a Pura Belpre Honor and is a Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection.</p><br><p>Find her books here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alda-P-Dobbs/e/B08T66PS4M" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Alda-P-Dobbs/e/B08T66PS4M</a></p><br><p><strong>Find Alda Online:</strong></p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.aldapdobbs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aldapdobbs.com/</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aldapdobbs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aldapdobbs/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldapdobbs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/aldapdobbs</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072066612453" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100072066612453</a></p><br><p><strong>About Alda:</strong></p><br><p>Alda P. Dobbs is the author of the historical novel Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna and its follow-up, The Other Side of the River (September 2022). Her debut novel received a Pura Belpre Honor and is a Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection. Alda was born in a small town in northern Mexico but moved to San Antonio, Texas as a child. She studied physics and worked as an engineer before pursuing her love of storytelling. She’s as passionate about connecting children to their past, their communities, different cultures, and nature as she is about writing. Alda lives with her husband and two children outside Houston, Texas.</p><br><p>........</p><br><p>Thank you for listening!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you wanted to learn more about the host, Brian Ondrako, check out his “Now” Page -<a href="https://www.brianondrako.com/now/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.brianon