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Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() The book was praised widely and is the recipient of the 2019 National Council of Teachers of English Charlotte Huck Honor Award for Outstanding Children’s Fiction winner and a 2018-2019 National Education Association Read Across America selection. Once a ghost, he watches over his family and uncovers the tales of many other ghost boys who had faced death with a similar unjust cause. ![]() The book revolves around the life and death of 12-year-old Jerome Rogers, who is playing with a toy gun when he is killed by Officer Moore. The book is a comment on the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement that came to major prominence in 2020. Ghost Boys is a middle-grade novel written by Jewell Parker Rhodes, and was first published by Little, Brown & Company in 2018. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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