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Cejudo book tour rolls into Los Angeles area with signings, Tuesday morning TV appearance

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by Jason Bryant

Cejudo book tour hits L.A., Morning Show

Henry Cejudo's American Victory book tour rolls into Los Angeles on Tuesday with two appearances locally.

Cejudo will first appear on Good Day LA at 8:25 a.m. Pacific on Fox Channel 11. This will be the second appearance by Cejudo on the popular morning news program. In August of 2008, Cejudo paid a visit to Good Day LA following his Olympic Championship.

Watch a replay of that episode below.
Good Day LA from August 2008

Tuesday evening will see Cejudo speaking and signing copies of his book at the Colfax Location of Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Cejudo will finish out the week with two more L.A.-area signings, with one in Pasadena on Wednesday and another in Pico Rivera on Thursday.

AMERICAN VICTORY: Wrestling, Dreams, and a Journey Toward Home by Henry Cejudo and Pulitzer Prize nominee Bill Plaschke (Celebra Hardcover Original; January 5, 2010; $24.95), is a success story depicting a family's struggle to survive, a young man's indomitable spirit, and the American Dream. It is a powerful and inspiring memoir of a young and determined American-born son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who, against all odds and expectations, achieved his dream of becoming an Olympic champion.

Please see the current American Victory Book Tour schedule below. Additional cities will be added over the coming weeks.

American Victory Book Tour Schedule:
Los Angeles - Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble at the Grove
Pasadena, Calif. - Jan. 20 at 7 p.m., Borders Books
Pico Rivera, Calif. - Jan. 21 at 7 p.m., Borders Books

For additional information on Henry Cejudo's American Victory Book Tour, please visit www.henrycejudo.com. The website will be updated as new cities are added.

About the Authors:
Henry Cejudo is a freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At 21 years old, he was the youngest American ever to have won an Olympic wrestling gold medal. Henry was born in Los Angeles and currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bill Plaschke has been named the Associated Press Sports Columnist of the year four times. He has been a sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times since 1996 and is a regular panelist on ESPN'S "Around the Horn." He has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and his work has been featured frequently in The Best American Sports Writing.

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