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Book

Call me Roberto! : Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos

Call Number

  • J 921 CLEMENTE (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition.

Languages

In English with some Spanish vocabulary and quotations.

Publication Information

New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

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.

Notes

Contains historical backmatter including photographs, timeline, glossary and translation of Spanish phrases included in the text.

Subjects

Added Authors

Rudy Gutierrez