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Format:
Book
Title:
Ghost boys
ISBN:
9780316262286

9780316262262

9780780412361
Edition:
First edition.
Publication:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Physical Description:
214 pages ; 21 cm
General Note:
Includes discussion questions.
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"-- Jacket.
Reading Level:
Middle School.

Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 60 (medium) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 90 (high) Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 3.0 3.0 194391.

Accelerated Reader AR 3.0 3.0 194391.

Lexile 360L.
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