Follett Content Book Detail: Ghost Boys by Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Name: Ghost Boys
Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
ISBN: [978-0-316-26228-6,0-316-26228-5]

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Ghost Boys

Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker

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Follett Number: 1167QH4
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2018
Format: 214 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-26228-6
ISBN-10: 0-316-26228-5
LCCN: 2017-019240
Dewey: -Fic-
Classifications: Fiction

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African Americans Fiction

Chicago (Ill.) Fiction

Death Fiction

Family Life Illinois Chicago Fiction

Police Shootings Fiction

Racism Fiction

Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 Fiction

"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher.

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A New York Times bestseller! A heartbreaking and powerful novel about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world, and how one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.

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