What books are similar to Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos?

The 10 closest matches to Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso on ReadingList include The Girl Who Figured It Out, Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!, A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen, Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube, and Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust. Each is scored on shared themes (biography, baseball, and perseverance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

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Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos

If you liked Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos, read The Girl Who Figured It Out first — the closest match in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: The Girl Who Figured It Out by Minda Dentler — shares biography and perseverance

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Looking for books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso (Picture Book · grades 2–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of biography, baseball, and perseverance. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 2–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Girl Who Figured It Outgrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography and perseverance, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!grades 2–5: Shares themes of biography, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon → books like this →
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchengrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cubegrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5: Shares themes of biography, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toysgrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtowngrades 3–6: Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockeygrades 3–7: Shares themes of biography and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6: Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Trumpet of the Swangrades 3–6: Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Knight Owl by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Land of Books by Duncan Tonatiuh · grades K–5 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).
Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza · grades K–1 — Same genre (Picture Book) and the same era (2020s).
Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty · grades K–1 — Same genre (Picture Book) and the same era (2020s).

Books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of biography and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo · 670L — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of perseverance and both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list.
The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of perseverance and both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list.
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of biography and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo · 670L — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos?: The 10 closest matches to Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso on ReadingList include The Girl Who Figured It Out, Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!, A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen, Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube, and Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust. Each is scored on shared themes (biography, baseball, and perseverance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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