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Ghost boysGhost boys

Ghost boys

Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.2(35)on Hardcover

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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"--

Details

ISBN-10
0316262285
OL Work ID
OL19737696W

Subjects

DeathAfrican AmericansFictionPolice shootingsRacismFamily lifeChildren's fictionDeath, fictionAfrican americans, fictionFamily life, fictionChicago (ill.), fictionGhosts, fictionnyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2018-05-06New York Times bestsellerFamiliesJuvenile fictionJUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th CenturyJUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American

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