# Ghost Boys

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- Book: [Ghost Boys](https://www.bookquiver.com/jewell-parker-rhodes/ghost-boys) ([Ghost Boys.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jewell-parker-rhodes/ghost-boys.md))
- Authors: [Jewell Parker Rhodes](https://www.bookquiver.com/jewell-parker-rhodes)
- Publisher: orion_children_s_books
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-15-1011-023-6
- Published: 2021-03-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

A New York Times Bestseller This was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read." - Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give 'tender, timely ... surprising and hopeful' - Observer A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white police officer, drawing connections with real-life, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. 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 story about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today's world. (P)2018 Hachette Audio