Ghost boys

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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, his friend Carlos, and his community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey toward 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, social, and political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world - and how one boy, in particular, who never had a chance to grow up, comes to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death. -- From dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316262286
ISBN: 0316262285
ISBN: 9780316262255
ISBN: 9780316262248
ISBN: 9780780412361
ISBN: 0780412362
Physical Description: 214 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214).
Target Audience Note:	Middle School. Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 60 (medium) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 90 (high) Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG 3.0 3.0 194391. Accelerated Reader AR 3.0 3.0 194391. Lexile 360L.
Language Note:	Text in English.
Awards Note:	Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, 2019-2020