Recent News

May 15: To hear an interview I did with some really thoughtful students from Pima County Library go here.

April 26: To hear an interview I did with KPBS in San Diego go here.

April 23: To hear a podcast I did with Denver Public Library go here.

January 21: We Were Here has been named both an ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young adults and an ALA/YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.

January 5: To hear a podcast between Professor Jennifer Buehler and me go here.

News Archive

December 7, 2009: Mexican WhiteBoy one of seven nominations for the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award.

December 2, 2009: To hear the story behind the pronunciation of my last name go here. To listen to me describe what inspired Mexican WhiteBoy go here.

November 17, 2009: Article about recent school visit in San Mateo Daily Journal. Here.

Oct 22, 2009: We Were Here review from Library Lounge Lizard book reviewer. Here.

September 24, 2009: Guest blog on SLJ (Writers Against Racism). Here.

September 2, 2009: Guest blog on All the Blog's a Page. Here.

August 27, 2009: Podcast on Conversation Live. Here.