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Ghost boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · Booklabria

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Ghost boys

Children's fictionFamily life

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First published: 2014
Editions: 11 in 2 languages

Synopsis

"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"--

Subjects: Children's fiction
Family life
Families
African Americans
Death
Race relations
Set in: Chicago
Illinois
Characters: Emmett Till

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11 in 2 languages

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