Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos / Nathalie Alonso ; art by Rudy Guiterrez.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781635928112
- ISBN: 1635928117
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, Astra Books for Young Readers ; 2024.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Contains historical backmatter including photgraphs, timeline, glossary and and translation of Spanish phrases included in the text. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
Summary, etc.: | Young Roberto loved baseball so much that he played with a tree branch and tin cans in Carolina, Puerto Rico, practicing until he was chosen to play for a Major League team -- in chilly Montreal! Although he showed his talent as part of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he still faced discrimination from people who wouldn't accept a black man who demanded to be called Roberto instead of Bob in the middle of the nuclear-family 1950s. Even after becoming an All-Star and winning a World Series, he had to remain segregated in Black hotels during spring training in Florida, but he never stopped speaking Spanish and demanding recognition. |
Language Note: | In English with some Spanish vocabulary and quotations. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Milford Public Library | 920 CLEMENTE (Text) | 34013157868343 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |