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Ghost Boys

 Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes  Category: Abuse and Violence, Activism and Social Justice, Crime, Grief and Bereavement, Middle School, Police Brutality, Prejudice and Racism, Racial Violence and Terrorism, School Life and Education, Street Violence and Gang Activity, Upper Elementary  Reading Age: Middle School, Upper Elementary  Country: United States  Language: English  Amazon  Bookshop org
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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 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.

Ghost Boys
Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Source: Amazon.com, Publisher (Hachette Children’s Group)

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