Ghost boys
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 360L
Rating:
Middle School.
Status:
Superior Juvenile Fiction
JUV FIC Rhodes
Description
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.
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.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Superior Juvenile Fiction
JUV FIC Rhodes
Available
Jan 26, 2024
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Grantsburg Juvenile Fiction
J RHODES
Available
Oct 17, 2022
Hayward Intermediate Fiction
INT RHO
Available
Mar 4, 2023
Mercer Juvenile Fiction
J F RHO
Available
Aug 23, 2023
Spooner Juvenile Fiction
J RHO
Available
Aug 13, 2021
Subjects
LC Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316262286, 0316262285
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3, 3 Points
Level 3, 3 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
360
Notes
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Description
"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.
Target Audience
Middle School.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,3,3,194391.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Rhodes, J. P. (2018). Ghost boys. First edition. New York ; Boston, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. 2018. Ghost Boys. New York ; Boston, Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker, Ghost Boys. New York ; Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Ghost Boys. First edition. New York ; Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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