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The True Story of Glenn Burke
New York : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Format: Book
Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Joy and pain -- Top of the heap -- Heart's desire -- Bushrod king -- Hot stuff -- Money talks -- God's gift to baseball -- Truth or dare -- Bad blood -- Unforgettable -- Living in a closet -- Glistening -- Cup of coffee -- On fire -- Open secret -- Hands up -- Big blue wrecking crew -- Indecent proposal -- Blackballed -- Superfreaky -- Signature moment -- Unraveling -- Disco inferno -- Don't call it a comeback -- Top dog -- Russian river -- Got to let it show -- Ground Zero for the plague -- The crushing blow -- The terror of knowing -- No burden is he -- Monumental.
Subjects:
Burke, Glenn -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gay athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gay athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Burke, Glenn -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gay athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gay athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Target Audience: Grades 7-9.
ISBN:
9780593116722
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Burke, Glenn | North Main | Teen Biography | In |
"The first openly gay MLB player and inventor of the high five" -- Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.