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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
I might have liked this better if I'd read it than listen to the audio.
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Perfect for kids that aren't quite mature enough for [a:Angie Thomas|15049422|Angie Thomas|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1471998209p2/15049422.jpg] books, but are interested in a fictional novel about police shootings, racism, and even death. On the first page, a 7th grade black boy is shot by a police officer. However, there is a great underlining theme about dealing with death and The Day of the Dead. A great book for reluctant readers - it's short and face paced. I can't wait to start telling my students about it. A great nominee for Nebraska's Golden Sower for 7-12th graders.
A great book about the topic of racism and police shootings for a middle-level audience. The author's note does a great job of framing the story and the significance behind its message. The only thing that stopped me from giving this book five stars is that I wanted the actual story to be more specific about the way systemic racism/implicit bias work and how they impact everyone.
An important, heavy middle grade book on the way we bear witness to injustice. By weaving together the stories of Jerome (a fictional Tamir Rice) and Emmett Till, Rhodes makes it clear that we still have much work to do.
As an adult, this book pairs well with Sing, Unburied, Sing with its themes of the haunting of America by the legacy of slavery and racism.
As an adult, this book pairs well with Sing, Unburied, Sing with its themes of the haunting of America by the legacy of slavery and racism.
What an amazingly powerful book for being so short. (Took me just over an hour to read). Be prepared to experience a myriad of emotions while reading it: anger, sadness, frustration, hope, trepidation. I couldn’t think of a more relevant book to read right now, one that is so readable for almost all ages. Teachers and librarians - I highly recommend this to you. I will be saving this one to reread with my son in a year or two. To all the Ghost Boys out there: your lives mattered. Matter.
Read for book club. It’s a YA novel and very quick read, but the author manages to humanize people in a way that is often lost when we talk about events in the news.
I wanted to love this one but struggled with the writing. An important topic with a unique perspective, I had a hard time following the narrator in his world at the time of Emmett Till. Young readers will enjoy though!