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Matt de la Peña
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about Mexican WhiteBoy
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about Carmela Full of Wishes
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Matt de la Peña about The Living
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt de la Peña
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 2
Author Interviews 43
Interview with Matt de la Peña
Created by YALSA - The Hub
![Colorín Colorado](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1144345947381665792/zjzJeEP0_bigger.png)
On diversity in books with Matt de la Peña
Created by Colorín Colorado
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On students as secret writers with Matt de la Peña
Created by Colorín Colorado
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On finding his books in schools with Matt de la Peña
Created by Colorín Colorado
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Guest Post by Matt de la Peña
Created by Brightly
Interview with Matt de la Peña
Created by She Writes
![Colorín Colorado](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1144345947381665792/zjzJeEP0_bigger.png)
On reading Basketball Digest in middle school with Matt de la Peña
Created by Colorín Colorado
![Today Show](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1207454970485694465/F8p6oqVZ_bigger.jpg)
Interview with Matt de la Peña
Created by Today Show
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Interview with Matt de la Peña
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Matt de la Peña
Created by CNN.com
![Brightly](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/572438718355492864/oyAsslVD_bigger.png)
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by Brightly
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Ball Don't Lie
Created by KPBS Radio
Imagination Library's Homecomin' 2017 Celebration with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Matt de la Peña about Milo Imagines the World
Created by First Draft Podcast
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2016 Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech given by Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Patchwork
Created by Growing Readers Podcast
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Superman
Created by Colorín Colorado
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On challenging identity assumptions with Matt de la Peña about We Were Here
Created by Colorín Colorado
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Ball Don't Lie
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Carmela Full of Wishes
Created by NBC Chicago
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Mexican WhiteBoy
Created by Book Bites for Kids Online Radio
![Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1395078127219531779/R0mv4dRx_bigger.jpg)
2016 Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech given by Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Milo Imagines the World
Created by NPR
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Milo Imagines the World
Created by Stenhouse Publishers
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Milo Imagines the World
Created by San Francisco Public Library
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by Library of Congress
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about The Living
Created by Library of Congress
![Brightly](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/572438718355492864/oyAsslVD_bigger.png)
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Carmela Full of Wishes
Created by Brightly
Interview with Matt de la Peña about We Were Here
Created by Bookshelf Detective
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Carmela Full of Wishes
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by NPR
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Love
Created by Matt de la Peña
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about The Living
Created by Cybils
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Publishers Weekly
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by PBS
Interview with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about Last Stop on Market Street
Created by NPR
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about The Curse of the Ancients
Created by School Library Journal
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Interview with Matt de la Peña about The Living
Created by School Library Journal
Books by Matt de la Peña 24
![Last Stop on Market Street](/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0399257748.jpg)
![Milo Imagines the World](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/0399549080.jpg)
![Carmela Full of Wishes](/content/ingram_images_hi/8/0399549048.jpg)
![A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis](/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0803731671.jpg)
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt de la Peña and Kadir Nelson
24 Resources5 Awards
![Los deseos de Carmela](/content/ingram_images_hi/3/0525518703.jpg)
![Patchwork](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/198481396X.jpg)
![Milo imagina el mundo](/content/ingram_images_hi/1/0593354621.jpg)
![The Perfect Place](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/059332563X.jpg)
![El Lugar Perfecto](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/0593699025.jpg)
![Miguel and the Grand Harmony](/content/ingram_images_hi/0/148478149X.jpg)
![Miguel y la gran armonía](/content/ingram_images_hi/5/1368014755.jpg)
Series by Matt de la Peña1
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