02721cam a2200553 i 4500 615033754 TxAuBib 190909t20192018||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316262262 paperback 0316262269 paperback 9781646971930 Penworthy 1646971930 Penworthy 9781536454369 1536454362 (OCoLC)18636 FM0 eng rda FM0 YDX BDX NZLEP OCLCF Z74 SFB UPM ZHI ERE CIN TxAuBib rda Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author. Ghost boys / Jewell Parker Rhodes. First trade paperback edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. ©2018. 217 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217.) ""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. Twelve-year old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and sociopolitical layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world. Middle School. Structure indicator: 90 (high) Syntactic indicator: 60 (medium) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Decoding indicator: 90 (high) Lexile. Accelerated Reader MG 3.0 3.0 194391. Accelerated Reader AR 3.0 3.0 194391. Lexile 360L. Text in English. Till, Emmett 1941-1955 Juvenile fiction. Police shootings Juvenile fiction. Racism Juvenile fiction. Death Juvenile fiction. African Americans Juvenile fiction. Families Illinois Chicago Juvenile fiction. Fiction. Ghost stories. Historical fiction. Chicago (Ill) Juvenile fiction. Chicago (Ill) Race relations Juvenile fiction. Juvenile works. Social problem fiction.