Prince, April Jones

Summary: Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PRI

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Robinson 2008

Bildner, Phil

Summary: "An inspiring picture book biography about Glenn Burke, the first Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, and the story of how he created the high five, the world's most recognizable handshake. Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all--hit, throw, run, field. He was the heart of the clubhouse who energized his teammates with his enthusiasm and love for the game....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Strauss Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BUR