# Ghost Boys Graphic Novel

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- Authors: [Jewell Parker Rhodes](https://www.bookquiver.com/jewell-parker-rhodes)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2026-01-15

## Description

Ghost Boys, the New York Times bestselling novel about a Black boy killed by a white police officer from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, is brought to a new audience in this heartbreaking and powerful graphic novel with striking colour artwork by Setor Fiadzigbey. ALIVE Twelve-year-old Jerome doesn't get into trouble. He goes to school. He does his homework. He takes care of his little sister. Then Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. DEAD As a ghost, watching his family trying to cope with his death, Jerome begins to notice other ghost boys. Each boy has a story and they all have something in common... Bit by bit, Jerome begins to understand what really happened - not just to him, but to all of the ghost boys. A poignant and gripping graphic novel about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today's world.

## Editions

### Ghost Boys Graphic Novel

- Publisher: Hachette Childrens Group
- ISBN: 978-15-1011-391-6
- Pages: 264
- Published: 2026-01-15
- Language: en_US