Growing Up Pedro

FROM SARAH:

Matt Tavares brings us another brilliant picture book biography that’s perfect for sports fans of all ages. The grit, determination, and passion in Pedro’s story is wonderfully inspiring, but I think the best part of this book is the deep bond of brotherhood shared between Pedro and his older brother, Ramon.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramon was the best pitcher he’d ever seen. He’d dream of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues — and here, Matt Tavares tells the story of how that dream came true.

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