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2011 Teen Author Lecture
Matt de la Peņa, noted author of the novels Ball Don't Lie, Mexican Whiteboy, We Were Here, I Will Save You, and the picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, with art by Kadir Nelson.
On October 17, 2011, at 7 p.m., Matt de la Peņa presented the 2011 Teen Author Lecture at Slavic Church Emmanuel, 2025 S.E. 82nd Ave., near S.E. Division, Portland, Oregon.
About Matt de le Peņa
- Matt de la Peņa's website
- Matt de le Peņa in conversation with fellow author Sara Zarr
- Audio interview of Matt de la Peņa by teens at the Tucson Festival of Books in 2010 [mp3] -- really great questions, includes some spoilers for Matt's books
- The Books of Matt de la Peņa, a curriculum guide from Random House [PDF]
- "Believing in Brooklyn", a complete short story, via Boys' Life magazine
Made possible by The Library Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to our library's leadership, innovation and reach through private support.
The project is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage.
This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH's grant program.
Thanks to the Hotel Monaco, Pastini Pastaria, and Portland Community College for their contributions.
