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¡Viva Valenzuela! : Fernandomania erupts in Los Angeles / Nathalie Alonso, John Parra.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alonso, Nathalie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Valenzuela, Fernando, 1960-2024--Juvenile literature.
- Valenzuela, Fernando.
- Baseball players--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Baseball players.
- Pitching (Baseball)--Juvenile literature.
- Pitching (Baseball).
- Baseball players--Biography.
- Valenzuela, Fernando, 1960-.
- Genre:
- Sports writing.
- Biographies.
- Informational works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2026]
- Summary:
- Fernando Valenzuela was just barely out of his teens when he came to America from Mexico to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 1980s, Mexican Americans rarely followed baseball. But after Fernando pitched eight winning games, the entire country was talking about him. People in Mexico began listening to games on their radios, and more Mexican Americans in LA began coming to games. A rookie on a historic streak, Fernando became an international star! And the fans gained something too: a hero they could call their own. Baseball reporter Nathalie Alonso and author of Call Me Roberto! joins Mexican American illustrator John Parra to celebrate this sensational player who was known for his signature pitching style.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781662680274
- 1662680279
- OCLC:
- 1525979786
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