21: The Story of Roberto Clemente

By Wilfred Santiago

Book Overview

A graphic novel biography of Puerto Rico's greatest baseball star. 21 is an all-ages graphic biography of baseball star Roberto Clemente: Noother baseball player dominated the 1960s like him and no other Latin Americanplayer achieved his numbers. 21 chronicles his early days growing up inrural Puerto Rico, the highlights of his career (including the 1960s WorldSeries), the prejudice he faced, his private life and his humanitarian mission.Santiago captures the grit of Clemente's rise from his impoverished childhood,to the majesty of his performance on the field, to his fundamental decency as ahuman being, in a drawing style that combines realistic attention to detail andexpressive cartooning.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560978929
• ISBN13: 9781560978923
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 1.0" x 6.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 11

Customer Reviews

I could go on praising this masterpiece for a few paragraphs so just read it but DON'T READ the ins

Brilliantly staged and authentic scenes compliment a thorough and focused account of The Great One! One of the best framing devices I've ever seen= 3 lily white girls gushing about their idol Roberto and diligently preparing to witness history! I could go on praising this masterpiece for a few paragraphs so just read it but DON'T READ the inside cover panels- BOTH are big time SPOILERS: All surprise is taken from the uninitiated reader even the specific years that the foretold major happenings will take place! TIGHTEN UP GROTH! If I had to complain about something on the inside, it would be the lack of his close family tree -you'll see why- that could have only taken one panel. -StrictlySequential