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A High Five for Glenn Burke
- Author
- Phil Bildner
- Narrator
- Michael Crouch
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 16 May 2023
- Run Time
- 4 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke—the first professional baseball player to come out as gay—into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be himself.
When sixth grader Silas Wade does a school presentation on former Major Leaguer Glenn Burke, it’s more than just a report about the irrepressible inventor of the high five. Burke was a gay baseball player in the 1970s―and for Silas, the presentation is his own first baby step toward revealing a truth about himself he’s tired of hiding. Soon he tells his best friend, Zoey, but the longer he keeps his secret from his baseball teammates, the more he suspects they know something’s up―especially when he stages one big cover-up with terrible consequences.
A High Five for Glenn Burke is Phil Bildner’s most personal novel yet―a powerful story about the challenge of being true to yourself, especially when not everyone feels you belong on the field.
Critics Review
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“The story…speaks to the importance of creating a welcoming community―whether on a baseball field or in a classroom―that embraces differences with not only tolerance but also complete and unrelenting support. An essential book for all readers, not just baseball fans, about friendship, acceptance, and self-confidence.”
Booklist (starred review)
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“Beleaguered tolerance strikes out; loud, proud love wins the game.”
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Details
- Author
- Phil Bildner
- Narrator
- Michael Crouch
- Duration
- 4 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 May 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212385954
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke—the first professional baseball player to come out as gay—into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be himself.When sixth grader Silas Wade does a school presentation on former Major Leaguer Glenn Burke, it’s more than just a report about the irrepressible inventor of the high five. Burke was a gay baseball player in the 1970s―and for Silas, the presentation is his own first baby step toward revealing a truth about himself he’s tired of hiding. Soon he tells his best friend, Zoey, but the longer he keeps his secret from his baseball teammates, the more he suspects they know something’s up―especially when he stages one big cover-up with terrible consequences.A High Five for Glenn Burke is Phil Bildner’s most personal novel yet―a powerful story about the challenge of being true to yourself, especially when not everyone feels you belong on the field.
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