Matt de la Peña is the #1 New York Times Bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of seven young adult novels (including Mexican WhiteBoy and We Were Here), two middle grade novels, and eight picture books (including The Perfect Place and Last Stop on Market Street). In 2016 he was awarded the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award.
Matt 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. In 2019 Matt was awarded an honorary doctorate from UOP.
Matt’s books below are all available from Amazon.com
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The Perfect Place
- Hardcover Book
- de la Peña, Matt (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 05/07/2024 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
$9.51
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Last Stop on Market Street
- Hardcover Book
- de la Peña, Matt (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 01/08/2015 (Publication Date) – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
$10.12
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Mexican WhiteBoy
- de la Peña, Matt (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 272 Pages – 01/12/2010 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)
$8.49
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We Were Here
- Great product!
- de la Peña, Matt (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 384 Pages – 09/14/2010 (Publication Date) – Ember (Publisher)
$8.99
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