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Phil Bildner

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Phil Bildner is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for kids. His latest book is the groundbreaking, #OwnVoices middle grade novel, A High Five for Glenn Burke. He is the author of many children’s picture books including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize winning Marvelous Cornelius, the Texas Bluebonnet Award winning Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy, Martina & Chrissie, Twenty-One Elephants, and The Soccer Fence. Phil is also the author of A Whole New Ballgame, Rookie of the Year, Tournament of Champions, and Most Valuable Players in the critically acclaimed middle grade Rip & Red series.

Phil grew up in Jericho, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City. He studied political science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,
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A School Canceled My Virtual Author Visit Because of A HIGH FIVE FOR GLENN BURKE

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A school canceled my virtual author visit because they didn���t want their fourth graders to know about my middle grade novel A High Five for Glenn Burke. They didn���t want their fourth graders to know about it because they feared a few loud parents in their community.


The book is about a boy who loves baseball, karaoke, and the movie The Sandl

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A Whole New Ballgame (Rip a...

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A High Five for Glenn Burke

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The Hallelujah Flight

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Rookie of the Year (Rip and...

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The Soccer Fence: A story o...

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“Cornelius rose. He dried his eyes. For his spirit and will were waterproof.”
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