Mexican White Boy- Matt de la Peña

      "Mexican Whiteboy" by Matt de la Peña is about 16 year old Danny Lopez. Danny lives in a wealthy northern county in San Diego. Danny's mother is white and his father is Mexican, but Danny does not speak Spanish. He doesn't now who he is or who he wants to be and is having trouble figuring out his true identity. Does he belong in a Mexican society or a White Society? When Danny was younger his father suddenly packed his bags and went back to Mexico, without any type of explanation. Danny has always wondered why his father left but could never think of a good enough reason.
      Danny wants to connect with his Mexican roots so over the summer he goes down to National City, Mexico to visit his father's side of the family and to understand his father's ancestry (since he could not get this information from the source). Danny is potentially in search for answers, but the main question that is the most important to danny out of them all is why his father suddenly left San Diego and went to Mexico. Danny felt that it was because his father couldn't bear the thought of having a biracial son who didn't even speak Spanish.
      When Danny arrives to Mexico he is living with his favorite childhood friend and cousin Sofía. Upon arriving Sofía introduces Danny to all of her friends (whom start flirting with Danny). Danny feels discouraged and left out because he doesn't speak Spanish and all of the people on his father's side do.
      Danny has a real knack for baseball. Down at school he is known for having throwing fastballs that reach speeds up to ninety mph!! When Sofía brags about this to the neighborhood kids who are playing baseball in the street they challenge him to a game. Uno is one of the kids playing he is winning the game by six home runs. Uno is biracial also his father is black and his mother is Mexican. Uno has a crush on Sofía and when he sees her with Danny he automatically assumes that she is dating him. When the game is on every ball pitched at Danny was sent flying backwards over two houses onto a completely different block. Uno starts to get tense and starts cheating so that he can tease and taunt Danny like a jerk. When Danny hits another home run he accidentally hit Uno's younger brother Manny in the face with the bat, Uno punched Danny in the face and walked off.
      This book is very good so far I can barely put it down!!! I give many thanks to Matt de la Peña in English and Spanish for publishing this awesome novel.