Ghost boys
Rhodes, Jewell Parker2018
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Twelve-year-old Jerome doesn't get into trouble. He goes to school. He does his homework. He takes care of his little sister. Then Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, watching his family trying to cope with his death, Jerome begins to notice other ghost boys. Each boy has a story and they all have something in common. Bit by bit, Jerome begins to understand what really happened - not just to him, but to all of the ghost boys. A poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race in today's world.
Main title:
Ghost boys / Jewell Parker Rhodes.
Author:
Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author
Imprint:
London : Orion Children's Books, 2018.
Collation:
214 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781510104396 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6FICTIONJFFIC
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Ghost Boys : Jewell Parker Rhodes : Race : Fiction
BRN:
2640907