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Genre/Form: | ghost stories Fiction Ghost stories Historical fiction Juvenile works Social problem fiction Histoires de fantômes Juvenile fiction Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse |
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Named Person: | Emmett Till; Emmett Till; Emmett Till; Emmett Till |
Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jewell Parker Rhodes |
ISBN: | 9780316262262 0316262269 9781646971930 1646971930 9781536454369 1536454362 |
OCLC Number: | 1117715091 |
Language Note: | Text in English. |
Notes: | Includes an excerpt from Towers Falling. Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources. "Originally published in hardcover and ebook by Little, Brown and Company in April 2018"--Title page verso |
Awards: | Texas Bluebonnet Award nomineeâ, 2019-2020. Walter Award for Younger Readers, 2019 |
Target Audience: | Middle School.; Structure indicator: 90 (high); Syntactic indicator: 60 (medium); Semantic indicator: 100 (very high); Decoding indicator: 90 (high) |
Description: | 217 pages ; 20 cm |
Responsibility: | Jewell Parker Rhodes. |
Abstract:
"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."--Back cover
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