Matt de la Peña
2) We were here
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.
3) The living
Author
Publisher
Ember
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The spirit of Music details her role in a Mexican town and describes how she discovered Miguel, a budding musician in a family that hates music, and helped him begin to realize his part in the great harmony that surrounds the town.
Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Author
Series
DC icons volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After learning that undocumented workers are going missing in Smallville, Clark Kent teams up with his best friend Lana Lang to find them.
7) Love
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
8) The hunted
Author
Series
The living volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land but he is far from safe because a secret his cruise ship co-worker, Addie, shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he has become a moving target.
Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling series returns... and so does New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña!The New York Times bestselling series returns . . . and so does Matt de la Peña!Dak, Sera, and Riq have fixed the Great Breaks in history . . . but the SQ isn't beaten yet, and the biggest, boldest Infinity Ring adventure of all time has just begun!
10) Mexican WhiteBoy
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newbery Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña's Mexican WhiteBoy is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions.
Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he’s 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 boy’s not even...
Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he’s 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 boy’s not even...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.
When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true—she's finally old enough to join her big brother...
In their first collaboration since the Newbery Medal- and Caldecott Honor-winning Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson deliver a poignant and timely new picture book that's sure to be an instant classic.
When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true—she's finally old enough to join her big brother...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title; for much of America their fight came to represent America's war with Germany. This elegant and powerful picture book biography centers around the historic fight in which Black and White America were able to put aside prejudice and come together to celebrate our nation's ideals.