Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues

The love between brothers is key to Matt Tavares's tale of Dominican pitcher Pedro Mart nez, from his days of throwing rocks at mangoes to his years as a major-league star.

Before Pedro Mart nez 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. In a fitting homage to a modern day baseball star, the acclaimed author-illustrator examines both Pedro Mart nez's improbable rise to the top of his game and the power that comes from the deep bond between brothers.

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/10/2015
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 12.00h x 10.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780763668242
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172967 / Growing Up Pedro


Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Nominee
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2015 pg. 104
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 124
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2015

About the Author
Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, and Becoming Babe Ruth as well as Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, and Mudball. He is also the illustrator of Doreen Rappaport's Lady Liberty and Alicia Potter's Jubilee!, among others. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine.