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Call me Roberto! Roberto Clemente goes to bat for Latinos

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 peop...

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Main Author: Alonso, Nathalie (Author)
Other Authors: Gutierrez, Rudy (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Clemente, Roberto, > 1934-1972 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Baseball > Social aspects > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
Hispanic American baseball players > Juvenile nonfiction.
Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Baseball players > Puerto Rico > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Most Valuable Player Award (Baseball) > Juvenile nonfiction.
Black people > Segregation > Juvenile nonfiction.
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