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May 4, 2017 23 min

Ep 13 Matt de la Peña

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Matt de la Peña is the New York Times Bestselling, Newbery Medal -winning author of six young adult novels: Ball Don't Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, I Will Save You, The Living and The Hunted. He's also the author of the critically-acclaimed picture books A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis (illustrated by Kadir Nelson) and Last Stop on Market Street (illustrate d by Christian Robinson). 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. de la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn NY. He teaches creative writing and visits high schools and colleges throughout the country. Website: http://mattdelapena.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.delapena.5 Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattdelapena Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattdelapena/

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