Don't pass up the chance to meet author

Matt de la Peña



at this year's Teen Book Festival!!!

Matt is the author of several great books geared towards teens:

We Were Here
Mexican White Boy
Ball Don't Lie

Some fun facts about Matt and his books are:

*Ball Don't Lie will soon be a major motion picture. Some people you may have heard of in it are... Ludacris and Nick Cannon! Make sure you read it before the movie comes out!

*He wasn't a major "reader" until college, when he read The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

*His dream car is a black Honda Accord

*When he was younger he had a dog named Peanut

*He has a MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree in Creative Writing from San Diego State University

*He got his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific; there he received a full athletic scholarship for basketball

*Right now, he lives in Brooklyn, NY and teaches Creative Writing

To learn more about Matt de la Peña visit his Teen Book Festival page:
http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=21
or his personal page:
http://www.mattdelapena.com/