Matt de la Peña

Matt de la Peña is the first Mexican American author to win the Newbery Medal. He attended the University of the Pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at San Diego State University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he teaches creative writing. The Hunted is his sixth novel. Look for his other books, Ball Don't Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, I Will Save You, and The Living, which was named a Pura Belpré Honor Book, all available from Delacorte Press. You can also visit him at mattdelapena.com and follow @mattdelapena on Twitter.