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Ghost Boys
Unabridged.
by 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 unleashed on his family and community. This gripping story is about how children, families--and one boy--grow to understand American Blackness.
Publish Date
2018
Language
English
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Death, African Americans, Fiction, Police shootings, Racism, Family life, Children's fiction, Death, fiction, African americans, fiction, Family life, fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Ghosts, fiction, nyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2018-05-06, New York Times bestseller, Families, Juvenile fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Violence, nyt:middle-grade-paperback-monthly=2019-10-13, collectionID:TexChallenge2021, collectionID:EanesChallengePeople
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Edition Notes
Title from web page.
Compact discs.
Read by Miles Harvey.
Accelerated Reader MG 3.0 3 194391
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
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