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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Delacorte Pr
Publication date
August 12, 2008
Pages
249
Binding
Library
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385903295
ISBN-10
0385903294
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$18.99
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Danny's tall and skinny. Even though heâs not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boyâs not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound he loses it.
  But at his private school, they donât expect much else from him. Dannyâ s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he canât speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, theyâve got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Dannyâs convinced itâs his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico.
  Thatâs why heâs spending the summer with his dadâs family. Only, to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming.
  Set in the alleys and on the ball fields of San Diego County, Mexican Whiteboy is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"[A] first-rate exploration of self-identity."-School Library Journal
"Unique in its gritty realism and honest portrayal of the complexities of life for inner-city teens...De la Peña poignantly conveys the message that, despite obstacles, you must believe in yourself and shape your own future."-The Horn Book Magazine
"The baseball scenes...sizzle like Danny's fastball...Danny's struggle to find his place will speak strongly to all teens, but especially to those of mixed race."-Booklist
"De la Peña blends sports and street together in a satisfying search for personal identity."-Kirkus Reviews
"Deftly explores the subject of interracial mixing."-Multicultural Review
"Matt de la Pena has done the impossible; fired a perfect fastball on the low inside corner and hit a towering home run at the same time. A tough, funny, edgy, hopeful story about friendship under fire and love in its true sense."-Chris Crutcher, author of Deadline and Whale Talk
"Mexican Whiteboy...shows that no matter what obstacles you face, you can still reach your dreams with a positive attitude. This is more than a book about a baseball player--this is a book about life."-Curtis Granderson, New York Mets outfielder
From the Hardcover edition.
  But at his private school, they donât expect much else from him. Dannyâ s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he canât speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, theyâve got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Dannyâs convinced itâs his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico.
  Thatâs why heâs spending the summer with his dadâs family. Only, to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming.
  Set in the alleys and on the ball fields of San Diego County, Mexican Whiteboy is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"[A] first-rate exploration of self-identity."-School Library Journal
"Unique in its gritty realism and honest portrayal of the complexities of life for inner-city teens...De la Peña poignantly conveys the message that, despite obstacles, you must believe in yourself and shape your own future."-The Horn Book Magazine
"The baseball scenes...sizzle like Danny's fastball...Danny's struggle to find his place will speak strongly to all teens, but especially to those of mixed race."-Booklist
"De la Peña blends sports and street together in a satisfying search for personal identity."-Kirkus Reviews
"Deftly explores the subject of interracial mixing."-Multicultural Review
"Matt de la Pena has done the impossible; fired a perfect fastball on the low inside corner and hit a towering home run at the same time. A tough, funny, edgy, hopeful story about friendship under fire and love in its true sense."-Chris Crutcher, author of Deadline and Whale Talk
"Mexican Whiteboy...shows that no matter what obstacles you face, you can still reach your dreams with a positive attitude. This is more than a book about a baseball player--this is a book about life."-Curtis Granderson, New York Mets outfielder
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
from Delacorte Pr (August 12, 2008)
9780385733106 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Peña's Mexican Whiteboy is a story of friendship, baseball, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
About: Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Peña's Mexican Whiteboy is a story of friendship, baseball, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
Paperback
from Ember (January 12, 2010)
9780440239383 | details & prices | 249 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.44 lbs | List price $9.99
This edition also contains Mexican WhiteBoy
This edition also contains Mexican WhiteBoy
from Penguin USA (March 1, 1995); titled "Madrid Guide"
9780140237610 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $14.95
This edition also contains Madrid Guide
About: The third revised edition of this guide covering the whole city in detail, not just the tourist areas.
This edition also contains Madrid Guide
About: The third revised edition of this guide covering the whole city in detail, not just the tourist areas.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (September 10, 2013)
9781480524545 | details & prices | 6.75 × 6.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.55 lbs | List price $69.97
With Jo Jackson (other contributor), Mitali Perkins (other contributor), Todd Haberkorn (other contributor), Tommy A. Gomez (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (September 10, 2013)
9781480524514 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.20 lbs | List price $19.99
About: â[A] first-rate exploration of self-identity.
About: â[A] first-rate exploration of self-identity.
Library
The price comparison is for this edition
from Delacorte Pr (August 12, 2008)
9780385903295 | details & prices | 249 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.80 lbs | List price $18.99
About: Danny's tall and skinny.
About: Danny's tall and skinny.
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