A review by thenextgenlibrarian
Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña

4.0

Mexican Whiteboy is a coming-of-age sports novel that deals with not knowing your place in the world, family relationships and learning more about oneself. Danny’s mother is a white woman and his father is a Mexican man who is absent from his life. Danny grew up not speaking Spanish and without financial hardships. It’s not until he visits his father’s family near San Diego that he realizes how much he doesn’t fit in anywhere and really wants to. This was a great read to build suspense, discuss race, privilege, the bonds of family, new love and, of course, baseball. I really enjoyed this book even though at times it felt like it dragged, but that could also be because I was listening to it on audiobook, which I hate, but it was free so