Book description
When Silas Walker does a school presentation on former Major League Baseball player Glenn Burke, it's more than a report on the inventor of the high five. Burke was a black gay baseball player in the '70s - and for Silas, the presentation is his own first baby step towardā¦
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked A High Five for Glenn Burke as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is one of those books that bends time. It opens a conversation between the here and now of baseball-loving, closeted Silasās life and 1977 when gay baseball player Glenn Burke invented the high fiveāa conversation that is absolutely absorbing.
This book surprised me in the best way. It crackled off the page and was a deeply enjoyable read while also sparking important conversations around the stories we choose to tell, how we create community, and what it means to share our true selves with the people around us. This is one of those books that makes me feel caredā¦
From Caroline's list on best sports books that center queer youth.
If you love A High Five for Glenn Burke...
Cinderelliot
A gay retelling of the classic fairy tale--a scrumptious love story featuring ungrateful stepsiblings, a bake-off, and a fairy godfather.
Cinderelliot is stuck at home taking care of his ungrateful stepsister and stepbrother. When Prince Samuel announces a kingdom-wide competition to join the royal staff as his baker, the stepsiblingsā¦
Want books like A High Five for Glenn Burke?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like A High Five for Glenn Burke.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,340
readers submitted
so far, will you?
š If you like A High Five for Glenn Burke, you might also like...
Brigitta of the White Forest
For those who enjoy fantasy adventure, the Faerie Tales from the White Forest series offers a new twist on the traditional faerie tales so loved by young readers.
From devastating curses to death-defying quests, Brigitta and her growing collective of misfit friends face greater and greater challenges when destiny callsā¦
If I Could Choose a Best Day
A fresh, fun, inspiring illustrated poetry collection you can put in the hands of any reader.
Curated by the award-winning duo Irene Latham and Charles Waters, this collection contains 30 poems that all begin with the same word: "if." Subject matter moves from the practical "if you have a pencil"ā¦
