Mexican whiteboy akronsummit county public library. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. At his school, danny feels different from the other students since the school is predominately white. It was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a notable book for a global society, and a junior library guild selection. His first novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults and an alayalsa quick pick for young adults and was made into a. Free audiobooks for teens audiobooksync audiofile magazine. Due to his mixed heritage, 16yearold danny lopez is quite literally an. Ninetyfive mile an hour fastball, but the boys not even on a team. Mom is white and dad is full mexican and got deported. Each part of this novel seems like a different genre, which ought to be confusing, and is somewhat. Mexican whiteboy hawaii state public library system overdrive. He lives in brooklyn, new york, where he teaches creative writing.
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