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In a Rumpus interview de la Peña says that “There are many novels that detail the immigrant experience of coming to the United States, but I was searching for a voice that tackled the issues affecting youth born and raised here, for fiction that covered the Latino family dynamics where race and class collide right within your own kin.ĭe la Peña is not the typical Latino author he takes the idea of multicultural and diverse books to a new level by incorporating a variety of genres into his work, from sports-themed to apocalyptic sci-fi, all the while presenting challenges faced by bi-racial or multiracial protagonists. It was an ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults top ten pick, a 2009 Notable Book for a Global Society, a Junior Library Guild Selection and it made the 2008 Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Literature Blue Ribbon List. Mexican WhiteBoy, de la Peña’s second novel, cemented his reputation as a writer to watch. De la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he teaches creative writing

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He received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. Matt de la Peña is the author of five young adult fiction novels, a picture book, two books in Scholastic’s popular Infinity Ring Series, and numerous short fiction pieces and essays in various newspapers and literary journals.

2009 Notable Books for a Global Society.

2008 Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Ribbon List.

An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults (Top 10 Pick).

Set in the alleys and on the ball fields of San Diego County, Mexican Whiteboy is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming. Only, to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see–the demons that are right in front of his face. That’s why he’s spending the summer with his dad’s family. And Danny’s convinced it’s his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico. Before they find out he can’t speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they’ve got him pegged. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Every time he gets up on the mound he loses it.īut at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boy’s not even on a team. Even though he’s not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. To read our thoughts on the novel, see our book review.ĭanny’s tall and skinny.

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The complete guide is available for download at no cost: Vamos a Leer Educator’s Guide: Mexican WhiteBoy. The standards are not included here, but are included with the lesson plans in the PDF. The following information comprises a standards-based educator’s guide that the LAII has produced to support using Mexican WhiteBoy (Ember, 2010) in the classroom. Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt De La Peña is the selection for the LAII’s Vamos a Leer book group meeting scheduled for December 1, 2014.