Author Matt de la Peña Receives Intellectual Freedom Award

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Award winning author Matt de la Pena is the recipient of the 2016 National Council of Teachers of English Intellectual Freedom Award. You can learn more about de la Pena and the award itself at http://www.ncte.org/press/news/2016intellfreedawd. Photo credit: Caroline Sun (PRNewsFoto/National Council of Teachers of)
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Author Matt de la Peña Receives Intellectual Freedom Award

URBANA, Ill., Aug. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The National Council of Teachers of English honors Matt de la Peña for his courage in standing up for intellectual freedom with the NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award, given for de la Peña’s efforts to fight censorship not only through his words but also through his actions. He will receive the award at the NCTE Annual Convention inAtlanta, Georgia, in November.

NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick notes, “Matt de la Peña is a frequent participant in NCTE. He is an inspiration and presence among NCTE scholars and educators as they connect students with literacy and language to develop understanding of our world. The experiences of de la Peña illustrate why NCTE’s longstanding and vocal commitment to intellectual freedom is a cornerstone of the organization’s beliefs and practices.”

De la Peña, a Newbery Medal-winning author of six young adult novels (including Mexican WhiteBoyThe Living, and The Hunted) and two picture books (A Nation’s Hope and Last Stop on Market Street), has worked to ensure that children of all ages have access to books, especially books that are reflections of themselves.

In 2012, his novel Mexican WhiteBoy was banned from the Tucson, Arizona, schools as a result of the termination of the Mexican American Studies programs. Scheduled to speak to a group of high school students in Tucsonshortly after, Matt donated his speaking fee to buy copies of Mexican WhiteBoy, which he gave to the students. “I want to give back what was taken away,” noted de la Peña.

We applaud and honor Matt de la Peña not only for creating books that offer students a “secret place to feel” but also for standing up for all students’ right to read!

Courtney Kincaid of North Richland Hills Public Library, North Richland Hills, Texas, will receive an Honorable Mention National Intellectual Freedom Award this year.

The National Council of Teachers of English (http://www.ncte.org), with 25,000 members worldwide, is the nation’s oldest literacy organization. With the expertise of its members, NCTE has led the nation in its most important decisions and trajectories around preK–16+ literacy thinking. NCTE isdedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.

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