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Ghost boys
Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Publisher: Thorndike Press (2019)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 217 p., 23 cm

BTSB No: 749465

ISBN: 9781432873721

Ages: 10-14

Grades: 5-9

Subjects:
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Fiction
Large print books
Police shootings -- Fiction
Racism -- Fiction
Death -- Fiction
African Americans -- Fiction
Family life -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

Price: $23.24

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. Large print hardcover format.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 3.00
   Points: 3.0   Quiz: 194391

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 6-8
   Reading Level: 3.20
   Points: 6.0   Quiz: 73250

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (02/15/18)
   School Library Journal (+) (01/01/18)
   Booklist (+) (02/01/18)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/04/18)

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