▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : IC F ▁C ano e ▁S print ▁World ▁Championships ▁medal ists ▁in ▁k ay ak ▁Category : C ano e ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁can oe ists ▁of ▁Cuba ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁medal ists ▁in ▁can oe ing ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁gold ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Cuba ▁Category : Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁silver ▁medal ists ▁for ▁Cuba ▁Category : C ano e ists ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games <0x0A> </s> ▁Matthew ▁de ▁la ▁Pe ña ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books ▁who ▁special izes ▁in ▁nov els ▁for ▁young ▁adult s . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁New ber y ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁his ▁book ▁Last ▁Stop ▁on ▁Market ▁Street . ▁ ▁Biography ▁A ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁native , ▁Matt ▁de ▁la ▁Pe ña ▁received ▁his ▁B A ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁which ▁he ▁attended ▁on ▁a ▁basketball ▁scholar ship . ▁He ▁then ▁received ▁his ▁M FA ▁in ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁from ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁de ▁la ▁Pe ña ▁wrote ▁Mexican ▁White Bo y ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁drawing ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁te en age ▁passion ▁for ▁sports ▁and ▁Mexican ▁her itage . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁class rooms ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁when ▁law m akers ▁passed ▁laws