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Ghost Boys
Contributor(s): Rhodes, Jewell Parker (Author)

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ISBN: 0316262285     ISBN-13: 9780316262286
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2017019240
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 360 HL (High-Low)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 7.7" L (0.65 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Topical - Black History
- Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
- Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2018 pg. 77
Booklist 02/01/2018 pg. 48
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2018
Publishers Weekly 02/19/2018
Shelf Awareness 04/17/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 90 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 194391
Reading Level: 3.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Publisher Description:
A heartbreaking and powerful story 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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