1,438About Matt de la Pena
Children's Author Matt de la Pena was born in California, United States on February 9, 1974. He's 51 years old today.
Children's author who won the Newbery Medal in 2016 for his book Last Stop on Market Street. He wrote Mexican WhiteBoy in 2008, drawing on his teenage love for sports and Mexican heritage. The novel was banned from classrooms in Tucson, Arizona, when lawmakers passed laws to remove materials containing "critical race theory". In 2017, the court ruled the law violated the constitutional rights of Mexican American students.
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Matt de la Pena before becoming famous
Matt de la Pena was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1974 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).
He received his BA from University of the Pacific. He attended on a basketball scholarship. He then received his MFA in creative writing from School San Diego State.
Achievement of Matt de la Pena
In 2016, he was honored with the National Council of Teachers of English National Intellectual Freedom Award. In 2021, he published Milo Imagines the World, which was named to the 2022 Bank Street Children's Best Books of the Year List. He taught creative writing at School San Diego State University.
Matt de la Pena's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
His father was Mexican.
Matt de la Pena Collabed with
He and Novelist Mildred D Taylor both won the Newberry Medal for their work.
Matt de la Pena Income & Net worth
Matt de la Pena's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a children's author. Information about his net worth in 2025 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Matt de la Pena.
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Latest information about Matt de la Pena updated on March 25 2023.
