Ghost Boys
by Rhodes, Jewell Parker
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0316262285
- ISBN 13
- 9780316262286
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. New. New Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018 New 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
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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
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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- Title
- Ghost Boys
- Author
- Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0316262285
- ISBN 13
- 9780316262286
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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