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Matt de la Peña
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 athletic scholarship for basketball.
de la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he teaches creative writing.
de la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he teaches creative writing.
Awards: Newbery (2016)
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy
Novels
Ball Don't Lie (2005)
Mexican Whiteboy (2008)
We Were Here (2009)
I Will Save You (2010)
Patchwork (2022)
The Perfect Place (2024)
Mexican Whiteboy (2008)
We Were Here (2009)
I Will Save You (2010)
Patchwork (2022)
The Perfect Place (2024)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Series contributed to
Picture Books show
Books containing stories by Matt de la Peña
You Can't Say That! (2021)
Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell
edited by
Leonard S Marcus
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