Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys
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Ghost Boys

Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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9 - 12
Reading age
224
Page count
93
Words per page
360L
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Apr 17, 2018
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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.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316262286
    Publication Date
    April 17, 2018
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    224
    Words Per Page
    93
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2017019240
    Lexile® Level
    360L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~K
    ATOS® Book Level
    3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    194391
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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