Ghost boys
(Large Print)
Author
Published
New York, New York : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
ISBN
9781432873738, 1432873733
Physical Desc
215 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Appears on list
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington - Children's | j RHODES J | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, New York : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9781432873738, 1432873733
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 3, 3 Points
Level 3, 3 Points
Notes
General Note
Published by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
General Note
Includes an updated Afterword, without Discussion Guide or Further Resources.
Description
"Twelve-year old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, Jerome observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a different time but similar circunstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his own life. --- Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves sociopolitical layers into a 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."--,Back cover
Target Audience
Middle School.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, 2019-2020.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile fiction.
Ghost stories.
Historical fiction.
Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction.
Racism -- Juvenile fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile fiction.
Ghost stories.
Historical fiction.
Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction.
Racism -- Juvenile fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rhodes, J. P. (2019). Ghost boys . Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. 2019. Ghost Boys. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Ghost Boys Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Ghost Boys Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
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