Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Type
Label
Ghost boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214)
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Middle School
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Ghost boys
Oclc number
995846724
Responsibility statement
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Creator
Subject
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Racism -- Fiction
- Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile fiction
- Police shootings -- Fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject18
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Racism -- Fiction
- Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile fiction
- Police shootings -- Fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Content1
- Author1
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