Matt de la Peña, author portrait
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Matt de la Peña

Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal–winning author of Last Stop on Market Street. He is also the author of the award-winning picture books Carmela Full of Wishes, Love, and A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, and seven critically acclaimed young adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @mattdelapena.
Última parada de la calle Market (Last Stop on Market Street Spanish Edition)
Home
Hogar (Home Spanish Edition)
El lugar perfecto (The Perfect Place Spanish Edition)
The Perfect Place
Retazos
Patchwork
Yo Te Salvarè
Aquí estuvimos
Milo imagina el mundo
Milo Imagines the World
Pocho
Superman: Dawnbreaker
Los deseos de Carmela
Carmela Full of Wishes
Amor
Love
Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
The Hunted
Last Stop on Market Street
The Living
A Nation's Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
I Will Save You
We Were Here
Mexican WhiteBoy
Ball Don't Lie

Carmela Full of Wishes - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

Books

Última parada de la calle Market (Last Stop on Market Street Spanish Edition)
Home
Hogar (Home Spanish Edition)
El lugar perfecto (The Perfect Place Spanish Edition)
The Perfect Place
Retazos
Patchwork
Yo Te Salvarè
Hope Wins
Aquí estuvimos
Milo imagina el mundo
Milo Imagines the World
Pocho
Superman: Dawnbreaker
Los deseos de Carmela
Carmela Full of Wishes
Amor
Love
Coco: Miguel and the Grand Harmony
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
The Hunted
Last Stop on Market Street
The Living
A Nation's Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
I Will Save You
We Were Here
Mexican WhiteBoy
Ball Don't Lie

Media

Carmela Full of Wishes - Read Aloud Picture Book | Brightly Storytime

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