Author of:
 Ball Don't Lie
 Mexican WhiteBoy


Latest News:

*October 13: New review in Multicultural Review
here.

*October 13: New review from The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books
here.

*October 10: New review from VOYA
here.

* September 13: Ball Don't Lie (the movie) will be
screening Saturday night, September 13 in NY as
part of a the Urbanworld Film Festival.
Click here
for details and ticket information!

* August 24: Junior Library Guild made Mexican
WhiteBoy a premium JLG pick.


* August 20: Mexican WhiteBoy nominated for
ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults.


* August 20: Mexican WhiteBoy nominated for
ALA-YALSA Quick Pick for reluctant readers.


* August 12: Mexican WhiteBoy released in
bookstores.
mattdelapena.com
Upcoming Events:

November 15: Houston TX
-Re(a)d, White, and Books
Spring Book Festival


November 20 - 24: San Antonio, TX
NCTE and ALAN Workshop
-Nov 21, 12:30 - 1:45 Panel:
"The Realities of Facing Tough Choices"
-Nov 24, 1:30 - 2:30 Panel:
"Sports Stories = Life Stories"


April 4th: Rochester NY
-TBF Live! Fourth Annual Greater Rochester Teen
Book Festival




Recent Events:

September 15: Austin, TX
-Visiting Lehman High School all day
-7pm at Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley


September 17: Albuquerque, NM
-10:30am at National Hispanic Cultural Center


September 18: Phoenix, AZ
-Visiting Apollo High School morning
-Visiting Maryvale High School afternoon


September 19: Phoenix, AZ
-Visiting Paradise Valley High School morning
-Visiting Pinnacle Peak High School afternoon
-7pm at Barnes & Noble (21001 N. Tatum Blvd)


September 22: San Diego, CA
-Visiting Grossman High School all day
-4pm at Yellow Book Road (7200 Parkway Drive)


September 23: San Diego CA
TBA

October 22: La Costa Canyon High School


October 22: San Diego State University
-Reading at SDSU as part of Hugh C Hyde Living
Writers Series (7pm Room LL430 of SDSU library)