Ghost boys /

Ghost boys /

"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955 > Juvenile fiction.
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955 > Fiction.
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955.
Race relations.
Police shootings > Juvenile fiction.
Racism > Juvenile fiction.
Death > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Illinois > Chicago > Juvenile fiction.
Police shootings > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
Death > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Family life > Illinois > Chicago > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION > Historical > United States > 20th Century.
JUVENILE FICTION > People & Places > United States > African American.
JUVENILE FICTION > Social Themes > Prejudice & Racism.
JUVENILE FICTION > Social Themes > Violence.
African Americans.
Death.
Families.
Police shootings.
Racism.
Chicago (Ill.) > Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > Fiction.
Illinois > Chicago.
Juvenile works.
Fiction.
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Description
Summary:"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"--
Item Description:Includes discussion questions.
Physical Description:214 pages ; 21 cm
Audience:Middle School.
Awards:Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee​, 2019-2020.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214).
ISBN:9780316262286
0316262285
9780780412361
0780412362