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Ghost Boys
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Ghost Boys
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 126 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781510104396
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hachette Children's Group
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Imprint |
Orion Children's Books
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Publication Date |
19 April 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A New York Times Bestseller This was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read." -Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give 'tender, timely ... surprising and hopeful' - Observer A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white police officer, drawing connections with real-life, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. ALIVE 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. DEAD 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 and racism in today's world.
Author Biography
Jewell Parker Rhodes grew up in Pennsylvania. She is a best-selling author of adult and children's books, a Coretta Scott King Honour award-winner, and a professor of creative writing at Arizona State University. She currently lives in Seattle.
ReviewsThis was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read. - Angie Thomas, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give
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