Ghost Boys

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Book Overview

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.

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 and community in the wake...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316262269
• ISBN13: 9780316262262
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Ghost Boys

A child's point of view on racial bias and prejudice. When Jerome is shot and killed by a white police officer (not a spoiler), he has to figure out why his ghost is still on earth. He watches his family and friends mourn and start to be happy again after his passing. He makes a very unlikely friend in the afterlife, who helps him discover his purpose. While I was reading this book, I could think of several students to recommend it to.

Must have book!

Kids, parents, and grandparents should read this book and talk about the story. Excellent book.