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Author:

Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author.

Title:

Ghost boys (playaway) / Jewell Parker Rhodes.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Findaway WorldLLC,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

1 audio media player (180 min.): digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.

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.
Chicago (Ill.)--Juvenile fiction.
Police shootings--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Ghosts--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Family life--Chicago--Chicago--Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction.
African Americans.
Death.
Families.
Police shootings.
Racism.
Illinois--Chicago.
Children's audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
Audiobooks.
Children's audiobooks.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Playaway.

Other Authors:

Harvey, Miles, 1960- narrator.
Playaway Digital Audio.
Findaway World, LLC.

Notes:

Title from Playaway label Read by Miles Harvey. Originally released by Hachette Audio ℗2018 Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.

Summary:

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 unleashed on his family and community. This gripping story is about how children, families--and one boy--grow to understand American blackness.

ISBN:

1538584441
9781538584446

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1031398737

Locations:

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)