Rhodes Jewell Parker Ghost Boys New Paperwork Book

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ISBN
9780316262262
Book Title
Ghost Boys
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Item Length
7.5 in
Publication Year
2019
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Social Themes / Death & Dying, Historical / United States / 20th Century, People & Places / United States / African American, Ghost Stories, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Item Weight
6.9 Oz
Item Width
5.3 in
Number of Pages
240 Pages
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Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
0316262269
ISBN-13
9780316262262
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038280099

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ghost Boys
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Themes / Death & Dying, Historical / United States / 20th Century, People & Places / United States / African American, Ghost Stories, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
6.9 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Additional praise and awards for Jewell Parker Rhodes' books: Ninth Ward was named a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a CCBC Choices pick, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction pick, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, an SLJ Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing. Sugar was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Jane Addams Book Award winner, an IRA Top Chapter Books selection, and a CCBC Choices Pick. Bayou Magic was an LA Times summer reading selection and a Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books selection. Towers Falling was an Indiebound Kids' Next List selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a Seventeen M agazine Best Book of the Year, and a Notable Book for a Global Society.
Grade From
Fifth Grade
Dewey Decimal
F
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
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. An instant New York Times bestseller An instant IndieBound bestseller The #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick A Walter Award winner 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 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.

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