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.
Burke was a gay baseball player in the 1970s--and for S.
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.
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