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36th out of 86 books
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Mexican WhiteBoy
by
Matt de la Pena (Goodreads Author)
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. A 95 mph fastball, but the boy’s not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound he loses it.
But at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Danny’s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up...more
But at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Danny’s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
August 12th 2008
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
(first published February 29th 2000)
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So far this book is pretty good. Its about a 16 year old boy named Danny and he is half Mexican and half white. His father is Mexican and his mother is white. His dad left him when he was little and Danny thinks its because he was tired of being around so many white people. Before his dad left he told Danny that he did something crazy and a lot of stuff was going to change because of it.
Danny is kind of insecure and shy. When he is nervous he digs his fingernails in to his wrist. Sometimes he d...more
Danny is kind of insecure and shy. When he is nervous he digs his fingernails in to his wrist. Sometimes he d...more
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This Book Is Literally The Most Mind-Drawing Book that ive ever read. When i first saw this book in Borders, I only picked it out because i saw a guy pitching on the cover. I had no idea the book was gonna be the way it was. Mexican White is about a boy who is trying to find out who he really is in life. Danny's father is mexican but his mother is white with blonde hair and blue eyes. This summer he is staying with his cousin and her family who are from his fathers side. throughout this book Dan...more
From the author of _Ball Don't Lie_ comes another excellent book that nails baseball but is about much more.
Danny is wicked gifted when it comes to baseball--he can knock baseballs out of the park, and his pitching maxes out the meter at the local fair even when he was smashed. But he couldn't throw anything but wild pitches the tryouts at his prep school, and not even he can understand why.
His number one theory, though, is that things would be different if his dad were still around. Not just...more
Danny is wicked gifted when it comes to baseball--he can knock baseballs out of the park, and his pitching maxes out the meter at the local fair even when he was smashed. But he couldn't throw anything but wild pitches the tryouts at his prep school, and not even he can understand why.
His number one theory, though, is that things would be different if his dad were still around. Not just...more
Mexican white boy
Mexican white boy is a great book, just finished reading it and I did not want it to end. This book is about a boy named Danny who lives with his white mother and his sister in San Diego California. His Hispanic father has now been out of his life for about three years the last time Danny saw his father his dad told him that he had to go to Mexico for a while. Danny believes his dad and goes on about his life but every week he writes him and never gets a respond, he misses him d...more
Mexican white boy is a great book, just finished reading it and I did not want it to end. This book is about a boy named Danny who lives with his white mother and his sister in San Diego California. His Hispanic father has now been out of his life for about three years the last time Danny saw his father his dad told him that he had to go to Mexico for a while. Danny believes his dad and goes on about his life but every week he writes him and never gets a respond, he misses him d...more
"Mexican Whiteboy" is a story about an antisocial, half-Mexican, half-white teenager who struggles with finding friends, fitting in with his dad's side of the family (which is Mexican and he doesn't speak Spanish), his feelings for a girl who doesn't even speak English, and not knowing why his dad left him and his family while he was young, but with all the struggles that he carries with him, he also has an amazing talent in the game of baseball. He can slug a baseball farther than almost any ki...more
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The book I read was Mexican White Boy By: Matt de la Pena, the book was about a boy named Danny whose half-Mexican half-white. He found struggles in his life feeling confused on why his dad left him. The book takes place in San Diego California, where Danny is staying with his dad’s family who lives in National City the same place my cousin lives. Danny's cousin Sofia is watching out for him this summer, well he stays with them. Sofia takes him around and shows him off to all her frie...more
The book I read was Mexican White Boy By: Matt de la Pena, the book was about a boy named Danny whose half-Mexican half-white. He found struggles in his life feeling confused on why his dad left him. The book takes place in San Diego California, where Danny is staying with his dad’s family who lives in National City the same place my cousin lives. Danny's cousin Sofia is watching out for him this summer, well he stays with them. Sofia takes him around and shows him off to all her frie...more
Mexican white boy by Matt De Le Pena, is a book about a kid by the name of Danny. He is very talented at baseball, He can throw a 95 Mph fastball that any scout would sign him on the spot. The only thing is that he throws wild when under pressure. He is now spending the summer in National City California. He ends up with his dad's side of the family. Danny knows that he is not going to fill in because he is half Mexican half white. His mom is white and his dad is Mexican. Danny does not know wha...more
Danny struggles to fit in and feel comfortable in his own skin. The only place he really feels he belongs is on the pitcher's mound. Despite being an incredibly talented pitcher, he couldn't perform well enough during try-outs to make his high school's baseball team. While spending the summer with his father's family in National City, Danny learns a great deal about himself, his family, and baseball.
I think this story would be a really great read for someone who is into baseball. I enjoyed the...more
I think this story would be a really great read for someone who is into baseball. I enjoyed the...more
Danny Lopez, a young teenager, tall and skinny is the main character of Mexican Whiteboy. In the beginning of this book it talks about him as a shy boy. His school, Leucadia prep, has a majority of white children and he feels different from all of the other kids even though he has a darker skin tone. During this summer he went to visit his cousin Sofia that lives in National City were a lot of mexicans live there. danny’s dad left him when he as little because of some problems he had and he knew...more
Mexican Whiteboy Book review
Ben Newman. English 9.
Sometimes it’s necessary to read a book that sends out a message like Mexican Whiteboy does. It sends out a message of friendship and triumph, while still staying true to the roots of povertized San Diego. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña, is a book about a boy named Danny who stays with his cousin in a poor area of San Diego. He is very talented at baseball, but still has trouble coping with things that have haunted him all his life. Will he...more
Ben Newman. English 9.
Sometimes it’s necessary to read a book that sends out a message like Mexican Whiteboy does. It sends out a message of friendship and triumph, while still staying true to the roots of povertized San Diego. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña, is a book about a boy named Danny who stays with his cousin in a poor area of San Diego. He is very talented at baseball, but still has trouble coping with things that have haunted him all his life. Will he...more
Mexican Whiteboy is a fiction book written by Matt De La Pena. The book is about a boy named Danny, who goes to National City to spend time with his family. Danny loves baseball and also gets to play baseball with the neighborhood kids. Nobody can believe how good Danny is. They were even more surprised when they saw his fastball. The main reason he is in National City is because he wants to know more about his dad's family and how he compares to them. I recommend this book to people that like...more
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Before I start in on my gushing for this novel, I wanted to begin by saying that the story TOTALLY snuck up on me. As I was reading about a hitting competition in the beginning of the book, I had no idea how deep the story would go. Initially it was an interesting read, yes...but it suddenly became so much more than I first imagined it would be. It blossomed into such a great coming of age story...filled with wisdom and memorable...more
Before I start in on my gushing for this novel, I wanted to begin by saying that the story TOTALLY snuck up on me. As I was reading about a hitting competition in the beginning of the book, I had no idea how deep the story would go. Initially it was an interesting read, yes...but it suddenly became so much more than I first imagined it would be. It blossomed into such a great coming of age story...filled with wisdom and memorable...more
Recap:
Danny is half Mexican, half white, and completely lost. His dad left him, and now he doesn't feel at home with his mom at his fancy private school in San Diego, or with his dad's family in National City. He used to feel at home on the pitching mound, but lately even that part of his life has been spinning out of control.
Now Danny is in National City for the summer, staying with his dad's brothers and his prima Sofia. He figures that if he can just make himself more Mexican, if he can just...more
Danny is half Mexican, half white, and completely lost. His dad left him, and now he doesn't feel at home with his mom at his fancy private school in San Diego, or with his dad's family in National City. He used to feel at home on the pitching mound, but lately even that part of his life has been spinning out of control.
Now Danny is in National City for the summer, staying with his dad's brothers and his prima Sofia. He figures that if he can just make himself more Mexican, if he can just...more
Mexican White Boy was about a teenager named danny Lopez from norther san diego, california whom is narrating his life. danny was trying to fit in but it wasn't working but he was going down to mexico for the summer to see his fathers side of the family. but when he got to mexico he found out he really didn't fit in there either. danny's mother was white and danny's father was mexican. so where ever he went he felt left out and not in place. danny was welcome to play baseball with the local kids...more
Dec 02, 2011
Tony Jackson
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In my class we all were given a choice of muliple books to read.I choose Mexican Whiteboy, the reason why I chose this book was because I could personally relate to it relate to the summary of the back of the book.The main character name was Danny. Danny was Hispanic , 16 and kind of a loner. I have not be able to finish this book but so far ive learned the Danny is kind of a loner. His father let him and his mom. Danny loves to play baseball but were he is from they call it stickball.He wonders...more
Mexican Whiteboy is about a boy named Danny that is struggling to find his place in life. He resembles his father (who is mexican) more then his mother who is white. This causes him to feel lost, and so he searches for his identity. (not literally) He stays with his cousin Sophia for the summer in an enviornment that is more suited to his heritage. Here he plays baseball, a sport he is extrodinarly good at. He also learns that his mother is moving in with her boyfriend, and he gives Danny and hi...more
The story of Danny, a product of a broken home with an absentee father, who is struggling to find his niche in society as a boy of two distinct races, takes place in California. The story could fit in many major metropolitan areas, Chicagoland included. And I have met Danny on a number of occasions I am sure in my decade plus of teaching. He is a quiet kid, and a talented one at that. The author gives Danny dimension by characterizing him as an athlete with ability but no team, with skill but no...more
In the story Mexican whiteboy by Matt De La Pena , a teenager named Danny comes to stay with his cousina over the summer. The type of kid Danny is; he is a quiet guy never says a word. Danny loves to play baseball and belives is the funnest thing to do in the world. Danny's cousin Sofia is always backing up Danny no matter what the situation is. Danny accidently hit someones little brother on the nose with a bat but got beat up for doing that. One thing that i have learned from this book is that...more
Mexican Whiteboy is an interesting book. It is unique from other books. It is a shocking story with a lot of visualizing you could imagine. The story is about a shy, sixteen year old boy, Danny, who has a Mexican dad and an American mom. He goes to live with his cousin Sofie. He is shy and loves baseball. One day, he sees boys playing baseball and his cousin Sofe puts him in the game. After the rest of the boys, especially the best one, Uno, see that Danny is good, Uno throws bad pitches. One al...more
Nov 30, 2011
Matthew Shaw
added it
Mexican WhiteBoy is a about a boy named Danny with a white mother and a hispanic father. He goes to stay with his cousin Sofia for the Summer. Danny loves playing baseball he can throw a 95 mph fastball, but when he plays his aim is off when he is at the mound. Danny is smart , Danny's family can ask him something or they are talking about something and he will know the answer. When he is around his family he feels like he stands out because he is lighter than all of his family. Danny is the boy...more
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In my 10th grade English class, one of our projects was to read a book of our choice, and write a review on it. My book choice was, Mexican white boy, by Matt De La Pena.
This book had first caught my attention when I heard what it was about. Being half Mexican, and half American, like Danny in the book, I connected easily, Danny as well having no father, I too have no father. Another reason why this book caught my attention in the first place that isn’t just like any other “teen” book. A...more
In my 10th grade English class, one of our projects was to read a book of our choice, and write a review on it. My book choice was, Mexican white boy, by Matt De La Pena.
This book had first caught my attention when I heard what it was about. Being half Mexican, and half American, like Danny in the book, I connected easily, Danny as well having no father, I too have no father. Another reason why this book caught my attention in the first place that isn’t just like any other “teen” book. A...more
In my English Literature class. We had choice books to read. I had chosen Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena. When i first seen the cover it had caught my eye.
Danny a son of an American mother and a Hispanic father. 16 year old Danny Lopez,the smart semi-Mexican kid. Danny’s father left three years earlier.later finding out that he was actually sent to prison for beating a man. Danny has to spend the summer with his father side of the family in National City. Who mainly speaks Hispanic. He pret...more
Danny a son of an American mother and a Hispanic father. 16 year old Danny Lopez,the smart semi-Mexican kid. Danny’s father left three years earlier.later finding out that he was actually sent to prison for beating a man. Danny has to spend the summer with his father side of the family in National City. Who mainly speaks Hispanic. He pret...more
From what I read of it, Mexican Whiteboy is about Danny who spends the summer with his cousin in Mexico, secretly in search of his father who up and left some years ago. Danny is a 16 year old half mexican and his main problem is fitting-in with everybody.
I think the lesson in this book is kind of like dont judge a book by its cover. Like, Uno and all his friends didnt think Danny could play baseball because he was shy and light skinned.
Matt de la Pena gets his point across by showing the other...more
I think the lesson in this book is kind of like dont judge a book by its cover. Like, Uno and all his friends didnt think Danny could play baseball because he was shy and light skinned.
Matt de la Pena gets his point across by showing the other...more
The book Mexican WhiteBoy mainly takes place in National City when Danny Lopez visits his father’s side of the family. Danny is just a teenager who is struggling to find his identity in life. He’s a quiet, shy, and calm guy who wishes he could truly be himself around others. Back in California no one really noticed him because he was half-Mexican. But in National City, he was noticed more because he was so pale for a Mexican when everyone else was so dark skinned compared to him. While his stay...more
Nov 29, 2011
Matthew
is currently reading it
The book Mexican Whiteboy is by Matt Del Le Pena. The book has a lot of action. The main character is Danny. Danny is a shy character. Danny had just move there and he trying to make friends. Danny likes to play baseball. Danny and his friends would go play baseball and they would make bets on the game. No one thinks Danny can play baseball. Danny is going to try to prove to them that he can play baseball. Danny wants so show off that he is good at playing baseball. Danny try’s to show off. When...more
Mexican Whiteboy takes place National City, a small run down ghetto near the border of Mexico and California. Danny Lopez, the main character, has the speed and built to be a star pitcher, yet there is one problem; he cannot control his fastball. Danny's father left him when he was a child, and Danny thinks that it was because of something he did. He sets out on a mission to become a "better" Mexican and find his dad and make him proud. Throughout his journey to find himself D. meets some unlike...more
Recommended by fabulous Youth Librarian Deborah, I initially had to put down this YA novel because it was a bit too gritty for me. I get excited when I read YA literature that tells stories of other classes and cultures, yet the characters reminded me of the students I volunteered with at a middle school. Were they doing some of the things these characters were? Also, after all these years, I still feel uncomfortable with teenagers drinking. It throws me right back to my high school awkwardness...more
If you are the type of person who loves a fast-paced book with a twisting plot, this is not the book for you. However, if you are the type of person who loves a detailed, in-depth character sketch of a young man coming to terms with his identity, then this is a highly recommended read. "Mexican Whiteboy" is one of those well-written books that is like a window, allowing the reader to glimpse the lives of others and to see life from another perspective. This book deals with a myriad of themes, in...more
Amazing story about two young boys who have trouble dealing with family problems and other issues surrounding their teenage lives. Danny is an all-star pitcher who loves the game of baseball. Everyday he goes out to the park were his dad used to play and work on each one of his different pitches. The only problem is, Danny doesn't have anyone to catch his throws. His dad would have been there in a second, if he knew his dad. As the story progresses, Danny, with the help of his cousin and friends...more
Strike one, caught you by surprise
Strike two, right before your eyes
Strike three, ohh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I got you out.
Hardball by Lil Bow Wow
When I saw that the average star rating for this book was a 3.83, it caught me off guard, because this has been my favorite book I have read in a long while. I decided to do some research on why people were so critical of the book, and what I found was while most people were supportive, they gave between 3-4 stars. This baffles me. Why give som...more
Strike two, right before your eyes
Strike three, ohh, I got you out
Without a doubt, I got you out.
Hardball by Lil Bow Wow
When I saw that the average star rating for this book was a 3.83, it caught me off guard, because this has been my favorite book I have read in a long while. I decided to do some research on why people were so critical of the book, and what I found was while most people were supportive, they gave between 3-4 stars. This baffles me. Why give som...more
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Matt de la Peña’s debut novel, Ball Don’t Lie, was an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA-YALSA Quick Pick and is soon to be released as a motion picture starring Ludacris, Nick Cannon, Emelie de Ravin, Grayson Boucher, and Rosanna Arquette (based on the screenplay he co-wrote with director Brin Hill). de la Peña’s second novel, Mexican WhiteBoy, was an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Ad...more
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