mmwiseheart 's review for:

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was written in an interesting format, alternating between life and death points of view. Even so, it was easy to follow and understand. The author does a wonderful job of making such a heavy but important topic accessible. I always find it difficult to say that I liked a book when the topic is something so terrible and tragic. However, I do like the book because it does shed light on systemic racism and prejudice in our society while also giving us hope for the future.