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| Author | Matt de la Peña |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | August 12, 2008 |
| ISBN | 9780440239383 |
Mexican WhiteBoy is a 2008 novel by Matt de la Peña, published by Delacorte Press.[1] De la Peña drew on his own adolescent passion for sports[2] in developing his main character Danny, a baseball enthusiast. The novel, which is set in National City, California, uses Spanglish and has a bicultural theme.
- ^ de la Peña, Matt (2008). Mexican whiteboy (1 ed.). New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0-385-90329-5. OCLC 173243702.
- ^ 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.