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'''Matthew de la Peña''' is an American writer of [[children's books]] who specializes in novels for young adults. He won the [[Newbery Medal]] in 2016 for his book ''[[Last Stop on Market Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hetter|first=Katia|date=11 January 2016|title=Best children's books: 2016 Newbery, Caldecott winners|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/living/newbery-caldecott-youth-media-awards-2016-feat/index.html|accessdate=30 April 2016|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/jan/12/national-city-native-wins-prestigious-newbery-meda/|title=National City Native Wins Prestigious Newbery Medal|author=Angela Carone|work=KPBS Public Media|date=12 January 2016 |accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
A California native, de la Peña received his BA from [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]] where he attended with a basketball scholarship. He then received his MFA in creative writing from [[San Diego State University]]. To date, de la Peña has written four young adult books and one children's book, as well as short fiction published in various journals. He currently resides in [[Brooklyn]] where he teaches creative writing courses at [[New York University]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Matt Bio | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=4 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>
A [[San Diego, California]], native,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therumpus.net/2013/11/the-rumpus-interview-with-matt-de-la-pena/|title=The Rumpus Interview With Matt De La Peña - The Rumpus.net|work=The Rumpus.net|date=6 November 2013 |accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> Matt de la Peña received his BA from [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]], which he attended on a [[Athletic scholarship|basketball scholarship]]. He then received his MFA in creative writing from [[San Diego State University]].


De la Peña wrote ''Mexican WhiteBoy'' in 2008, drawing on his own teenage passion for sports and Mexican heritage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://find.galegroup.com/gps/retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale(en,,):FQE%3D(ke,None,18)%22mexican+whiteboy%22:And:LQE%3D(AC,None,8)fulltext$&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&sort=DateDescend&searchType=BasicSearchForm&tabID=T004&prodId=IPS&searchId=R1&currentPosition=1&userGroupName=ncowl&docId=A185031024&docType=IAC&contentSet=IAC-Documents|title=Basketball fanatic didn't discover passion for books and writing until college|last=Steinberg|first=David|date=14 September 2008|newspaper=McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Albuquerque Journal|accessdate=9 March 2011|publisher=The America's Intelligence Wire|location=Albuquerque, New Mexico}}</ref> The novel was banned from classrooms in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], [[Arizona]], starting in 2012, when lawmakers passed laws to remove materials containing "[[critical race theory]],"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/education/racial-lens-used-to-cull-curriculum-in-arizona.html|title=Racial Lens Used to Cull Curriculum in Arizona|last=Winerip|first=Michael|date=2012-03-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> until 2017, when the court ruled the law violated the constitutional rights of Mexican American students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/08/23/arizonas-ban-on-mexican-american-studies-was-racist-u-s-court-rules/|title=Arizona's ban on Mexican American studies was racist, U.S. court rules|date=August 23, 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref>
==Bibliography==
*''Ball Don't Lie'' (2005) Named a 2006 [[ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]] and an ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and was developed into a [[Ball Don't Lie|motion picture]] in 2008 featuring [[Ludacris]], [[Nick Cannon]], and [[Emilie de Ravin]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Ball Don't Lie | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=9 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>


In 2016, de la Peña was honored with the [[National Council of Teachers of English]] (NCTE) National Intellectual Freedom Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncte.org/press/news/2016intellfreedawd|title=Author Matt de la Peña Receives Intellectual Freedom Award|website=www.ncte.org|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> In 2015, he wrote ''[[Last Stop on Market Street]]'' which won the 2016 [[Newbery Medal]]. In 2021, he published ''Milo Imagines the World'', which was named to the 2022 Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year List with an "Outstanding Merit" distinction and shared the committee's [[Josette Frank Award]] with [[Angeline Boulley]]'s [[Firekeeper's Daughter]].<ref name="Hare">{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Peter |title=Awards |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/awards/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''[[Mexican White Boy]]'' (2008) Named a 2009 [[ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]] (Top Ten Pick), and was featured on the 2008 Bulletin for the Center of Children's Literature Blue Ribbon List.<ref>{{cite news | title = Mexican White Boy | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=8 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>


{{As of|2022}}, he resides in Southern California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bio |url=https://mattdelapena.com/bio/ |access-date=July 22, 2022 |work=mattdelapena.com}}</ref> He teaches creative writing at San Diego State University.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mfa.sdsu.edu/faculty/de-la-pena | title=Matt de la Peña }}</ref>
*''[[We Were Here]]'' (2009) Named a 2010 [[ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]], a 2010 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers.<ref>{{cite news | title = We Were Here | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=10 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>


==Books==
*''I Will Save You'' (2010) Named a 2011 ALA-YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Junior Library Guild Selection.<ref>{{cite news | title = I Will Save You | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=13 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>
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|''Ball Don't Lie''
|
|Delacorte Press
|Named a 2006 [[ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]] and an ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and developed into a [[Ball Don't Lie|motion picture]] in 2008 featuring [[Ludacris]], [[Nick Cannon]], and [[Emilie de Ravin]].<ref name="ashleystrickland,cnn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/living/young-adult-books-diversity-identity/|title=Diversity in young adult literature: Where's the 'Mexican Katniss'? - CNN.com|author=Ashley Strickland, CNN|date=9 April 2014|work=CNN|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2015/08/06/one-thing-leads-to-another-an-interview-with-matt-de-la-pena/|title=One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Matt de la Peña – The Hub|work=The Hub|date=6 August 2015 |accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=9|title=Matt de la Peña|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2008
|''[[Mexican WhiteBoy]]''
|
|Delacorte Press
|Named a 2009 [[ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]] (Top Ten Pick), and was featured on the 2008 Bulletin for the Center of Children's Literature Blue Ribbon List.<ref name="ashleystrickland,cnn" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=8|title=Matt de la Peña|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|''[[We Were Here (novel)|We Were Here]]''
|
|Random House Inc
|Named a 2010 [[ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]], a 2010 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=1|title=Matt de la Peña|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voyamagazine.com/2014/09/28/wouldnt-you-like-to-know-matt-de-la-pena/|title=Wouldn't You Like to Know . . . Matt de la Peña|work=voyamagazine.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''I Will Save You''
|
|
|Named a 2011 ALA-YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Junior Library Guild Selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=13|title=Matt de la Peña|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|''A Nation's Hope-The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis''
|[[Kadir Nelson]]
|
|Received starred reviews from ''[[Booklist]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' and ''[[School Library Journal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=12|title=Matt de la Peña|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> A 2012 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year.<ref name="bankstreet.edu">{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year Archive |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/best-childrens-books-of-the-year-archive/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Bank Street College of Education |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013
|''[[Infinity Ring]]: Curse of the Ancients''
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mattdelapena.com/books/infinity-ring-curse-of-the-ancients/|title=Infinity Ring: Curse of the Ancients|work=mattdelapena.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infinityring.scholastic.com/books/curse-of-the-ancients|title=Infinity Ring Book 4: Curse of the Ancients|work=scholastic.com|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|''Eternity''
|
|
|
|-
|''The Living''
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/the-living-by-matt-de-la-pena.html|title=The Wave|date=10 November 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/11/23/246380621/even-on-the-water-class-remains-in-session|title=Interview: Matt De La Pena, Author Of 'The Living' : NPR|date=23 November 2013|work=NPR.org|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/2013/11/interviews/something-louder-something-new-slj-talks-to-matt-de-la-pena-about-the-living/|title=Something Louder, Something New - SLJ Talks to Matt de la Peña About 'The Living'|work=School Library Journal|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|''The Hunted''
|
|Penguin Random House
|
|-
|''[[Last Stop on Market Street]]''
|[[Christian Robinson]]
|[[Penguin Books]]
|Won the 2016 [[Newbery Medal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/11/462660992/last-stop-on-market-street-wins-newbery-medal-finding-winnie-takes-caldecott|title='Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott|date=11 January 2016|work=NPR.org|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://latinousa.org/2016/01/11/matt-de-la-pena-becomes-first-latino-author-to-win-prestigious-newbery-medal/|title=Matt de la Peña Becomes First Latino Male Author to Win Prestigious Newbery Medal - Latino USA|work=Latino USA|date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=3624|title=Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast|work=blaine.org|accessdate=30 April 2016}}</ref> a [[Coretta Scott King Award|Coretta Scott King]] Illustrator Honor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards|title=The Coretta Scott King Book Awards|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> and a [[Caldecott Medal|Caldecott Honor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal|title=Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref> A 2016 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction.<ref name="bankstreet.edu"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''Love''
|[[Loren Long]]
|
|
|-
|''Carmela Full of Wishes''
|[[Christian Robinson]]
|
|
|-
|2019
|''Superman: Dawnbreaker''
|
|
|
|-
|2021
|''Milo Imagines the World''
|[[Christian Robinson]]
|G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
|A New York Times Bestseller.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Children's Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 14, 2021 - The New York Times|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/03/14/picture-books/|access-date=2021-12-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A 2022 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction and winner of the committee's [[Josette Frank Award]] for fiction for younger readers.<ref name="Hare"/>
|}


== Further reading ==
*''A Nation's Hope-The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis'' (2010) (illustrated by [[Kadir Nelson]]) Received starred reviews from [[Booklist]], [[Publishers Weekly]] and [[School Library Journal]].<ref>{{cite news | title = A Nation's Hope | url = http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=12 | accessdate = 2012-12-16}}</ref>

* Interview in ''[[You Can't Say That! (Marcus book)|You Can't Say That! Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have to Tell]]''. Candlewick, 2021, a young adult non-fiction book about book censorship, edited by young adult author and literary critic [[Leonard S. Marcus]]. ISBN 9780763690366


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==External links==
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* [http://www.mattdelapena.com/ Official Matt de la Peña Site]
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* [http://www.writingclasses.com/FacultyBios/facultyProfileByInstructor.php/TeacherID/112334/ Gotham Writers' Workshop Profile]
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* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/06bbya.cfm 2005 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]
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* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/annotations/06qp.cfm 2006 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers]
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm 2009 ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110213182527/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/06bbya.cfm 2005 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults]
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbya2010.cfm 2010 ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110117043641/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/annotations/06qp.cfm 2006 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers]
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/qp2010.cfm 2010 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810131810/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm 2009 ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/qp2011.cfm 2011 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110815074342/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bbya2010.cfm 2010 ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults]
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 11 September 2024

Matt de la Peña
De la Peña at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
De la Peña at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
BornCalifornia, United States
OccupationWriter and educator
NationalityAmerican
Education
Period2005–present
GenreYoung-adult novels
ChildrenLuna de la Peña and Miguel de la Peña
Website
mattdelapena.com

Matthew de la Peña is an American writer of children's books who specializes in novels for young adults. He won the Newbery Medal in 2016 for his book Last Stop on Market Street.[1][2]

Biography

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A San Diego, California, native,[3] Matt de la Peña received his BA from University of the Pacific, which he attended on a basketball scholarship. He then received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University.

De la Peña wrote Mexican WhiteBoy in 2008, drawing on his own teenage passion for sports and Mexican heritage.[4] The novel was banned from classrooms in Tucson, Arizona, starting in 2012, when lawmakers passed laws to remove materials containing "critical race theory,"[5] until 2017, when the court ruled the law violated the constitutional rights of Mexican American students.[6]

In 2016, de la Peña was honored with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Intellectual Freedom Award.[7] In 2015, he wrote Last Stop on Market Street which won the 2016 Newbery Medal. In 2021, he published Milo Imagines the World, which was named to the 2022 Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year List with an "Outstanding Merit" distinction and shared the committee's Josette Frank Award with Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter.[8]

As of 2022, he resides in Southern California.[9] He teaches creative writing at San Diego State University.[10]

Books

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Year Title Illustrator Publisher Note
2005 Ball Don't Lie Delacorte Press Named a 2006 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and developed into a motion picture in 2008 featuring Ludacris, Nick Cannon, and Emilie de Ravin.[11][12][13]
2008 Mexican WhiteBoy Delacorte Press Named a 2009 ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (Top Ten Pick), and was featured on the 2008 Bulletin for the Center of Children's Literature Blue Ribbon List.[11][14]
2009 We Were Here Random House Inc Named a 2010 ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, a 2010 ALA-YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers.[15][16]
2010 I Will Save You Named a 2011 ALA-YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and a Junior Library Guild Selection.[17]
A Nation's Hope-The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis Kadir Nelson Received starred reviews from Booklist, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal.[18] A 2012 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year.[19]
2013 Infinity Ring: Curse of the Ancients [20][21]
Eternity
The Living [22][23][24]
2015 The Hunted Penguin Random House
Last Stop on Market Street Christian Robinson Penguin Books Won the 2016 Newbery Medal,[25][26][27] a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor,[28] and a Caldecott Honor.[29] A 2016 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction.[19]
2018 Love Loren Long
Carmela Full of Wishes Christian Robinson
2019 Superman: Dawnbreaker
2021 Milo Imagines the World Christian Robinson G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers A New York Times Bestseller.[30] A 2022 Bank Street Children's Book Committee's Best Book of the Year with an "outstanding merit" distinction and winner of the committee's Josette Frank Award for fiction for younger readers.[8]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Hetter, Katia (11 January 2016). "Best children's books: 2016 Newbery, Caldecott winners". CNN. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ Angela Carone (12 January 2016). "National City Native Wins Prestigious Newbery Medal". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The Rumpus Interview With Matt De La Peña - The Rumpus.net". The Rumpus.net. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ Steinberg, David (14 September 2008). "Basketball fanatic didn't discover passion for books and writing until college". McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico: The America's Intelligence Wire. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  5. ^ Winerip, Michael (2012-03-19). "Racial Lens Used to Cull Curriculum in Arizona". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. ^ "Arizona's ban on Mexican American studies was racist, U.S. court rules". Washington Post. August 23, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Author Matt de la Peña Receives Intellectual Freedom Award". www.ncte.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  8. ^ a b Hare, Peter. "Awards". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  9. ^ "Bio". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Matt de la Peña".
  11. ^ a b Ashley Strickland, CNN (9 April 2014). "Diversity in young adult literature: Where's the 'Mexican Katniss'? - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 30 April 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Matt de la Peña – The Hub". The Hub. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Matt de la Peña". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Matt de la Peña". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Matt de la Peña". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Wouldn't You Like to Know . . . Matt de la Peña". voyamagazine.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Matt de la Peña". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Matt de la Peña". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Best Children's Books of the Year Archive". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  20. ^ "Infinity Ring: Curse of the Ancients". mattdelapena.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Infinity Ring Book 4: Curse of the Ancients". scholastic.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  22. ^ "The Wave". The New York Times. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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  24. ^ "Something Louder, Something New - SLJ Talks to Matt de la Peña About 'The Living'". School Library Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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  26. ^ "Matt de la Peña Becomes First Latino Male Author to Win Prestigious Newbery Medal - Latino USA". Latino USA. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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