{"product_id":"a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-9780374312732","title":"A High Five for Glenn Burke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 ALA Rainbow Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA High Five for Glenn Burke\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Bildner \u003c\/b\u003eis a former New York City public school teacher and lives in Newburgh, New York.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe author of many books, among them the Rip \u0026amp; Red series, he speaks at numerous schools and libraries every year.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662166266130,"sku":"9780374312732","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eddc39c9-108b-413b-8e7a-22d57cf6a7c1.jpg?v=1733514599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-9780374312732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}