{"product_id":"a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-9780374312732","title":"A High Five for Glenn Burke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 ALA Rainbow Book\u003cbr\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWhen sixth grader Silas Walker does a school presentation on former Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke, it's more than just a report on the inventor of the high five. Burke was a black gay baseball player in the 1970s--and for Silas, the presentation is his own first baby step toward coming out as gay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon 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. Kids get pulled from the team, fingers point at Silas, and he stages one big cover-up with terrible consequences. Was it a mistake to share his truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA High Five for Glenn Burke\u003c\/i\u003e is Phil Bildner's most personal novel yet, and drives home the message that there's no one way to come out--and there's a place in the field for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Bildner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":52448055558427,"sku":"9780374312732","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-sapphic-society-49126.jpg?v=1751743122","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-9780374312732","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}