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Author:

Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author.

Title:

Ghost Boys / Jewell Parker Rhodes.

Edition:

First trade paperback edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

217 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Till, Emmett,--1941-1955--Juvenile fiction.
Till, Emmett,--1941-1955--Fiction.
Till, Emmett,--1941-1955.
Police shootings--Juvenile fiction.
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
Death--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Chicago--Chicago--Juvenile fiction.
Police shootings--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Family life--Chicago--Chicago--Fiction.
African Americans.
Death.
Families.
Police shootings.
Race relations.
Racism.
Chicago (Ill.)--Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction.
Illinois--Chicago.
Fiction.
Ghost stories.
Historical fiction.
Juvenile works.
Social problem fiction.
Historical fiction.
Ghost stories.
Social problem fiction.

Notes:

Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217).

Summary:

"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.
$a Twelve-year old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a 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. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and sociopolitical layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world.

ISBN:

1646971930
9781646971930
0316262269
9780316262262

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1117715091

Locations:

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

GXPA501 -- Baxter Community Library (Baxter)

TOPB062 -- Blairstown Public Library (Blairstown)

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)