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Call Me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos Cover Image Book

Call Me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos / Nathalie Alonso ; art by Rudy Gutierrez.

Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos (portion title)
Alonso, Nathalie, (author.). Gutierrez, Rudy (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781635928112
  • ISBN: 1635928117
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of 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 bibliographical references.
Language Note:
In English with some Spanish vocabulary and quotations.

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Clemente, Roberto, 1934-1972 > Juvenile literature.
Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team) > Juvenile literature.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Baseball > Social aspects > United States > Juvenile literature.
Hispanic American baseball players > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > Puerto Rico > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball) > Juvenile literature.
Black people > Segregation > Juvenile literature.
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