Such an important, but sad story. Glenn Burke invented the high five while playing pro baseball, but unfortunately had to leave baseball because he was gay. I will definitely be adding the picture book to my classroom library and will be sharing with my students next year.

This was so short but I felt like it was so full of information. I didn't know anything about Glenn Burke before, but he had such an interesting and influential life.
I looked him up, and even though he died at 42, Burke left a huge legacy as the first openly gay major league baseball player and co-inventor of the high five. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook. The narrator was perfect, enthusiastic and nice

Love it or hate it, but the high five has permeated all levels of culture. So it’s fun to learn about its origins—which is deeper than I’d expect.

I appreciated learning about this obscure but profound bit of history.

It’s good representation too.