Ghost Boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes

eBook - 2018

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 a...lso 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...

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Subjects
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Main Author
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
Format
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB074M6GB8Y
Release Date4/17/2018
OverDrive Read eBook
File Size4 GB
ISBN9780316262255
Release Date4/17/2018