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Book title others will wish they grabbed *

Los Angeles-born Olympic wrestling champion Henry Cejudo will write his memoir, "The Americano Dream," for Celebra. It's about growing up Mexican American in South Los Angeles, being moved to New Mexico then Phoenix to avoid his father, then making it to the Beijing Games.

* There was one before: TJ Sullivan finds an Americano Dream from 1998.


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