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A review by andee_zomerman
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
5.0
I've read many a story lately about black boys shot dead by police officers - they're ALL important and we need to hear/read as many of these as we can. Ghost Boys was just right for middle grade readers.
It's a tough subject. It's not fair that Black parents need to fear for their boys' lives at every moment. Ghost Boys deals with death in a way that will let 4th-8th graders feel, without the graphics that an older child or adult may need as a kick in the gut.
Jerome is our protagonist and he is joined by the ghost of Emmett Till. Rhodes weaves in the historical fiction teaching history to unsuspecting readers. This will be the perfect first read for our middle school's first #ProjectLIT meeting.
"Winter. Spring. Summer.
Every time I see a black kid I yell, 'Be safe.' They never hear me."
It's a tough subject. It's not fair that Black parents need to fear for their boys' lives at every moment. Ghost Boys deals with death in a way that will let 4th-8th graders feel, without the graphics that an older child or adult may need as a kick in the gut.
Jerome is our protagonist and he is joined by the ghost of Emmett Till. Rhodes weaves in the historical fiction teaching history to unsuspecting readers. This will be the perfect first read for our middle school's first #ProjectLIT meeting.
"Winter. Spring. Summer.
Every time I see a black kid I yell, 'Be safe.' They never hear me."