The Resource Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
Resource Information
The item Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Amesbury Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Amesbury Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 217 pages
- Note
- Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources
- Isbn
- 9780316262262
- Label
- Ghost boys
- Title
- Ghost boys
- Statement of responsibility
- Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Subject
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- Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Illinois | Chicago -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Illinois | Chicago -- Fiction
- Ghost stories
- Historical fiction
- Police shootings -- Fiction
- Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Social problem fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--Provided by publisher
- Awards note
- Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, 2019-2020.
- Cataloging source
- FM0
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Dewey number
- 813
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- Middle School
- Structure indicator: 90 (high)
- Syntactic indicator: 60 (medium)
- Semantic indicator: 100 (very high)
- Decoding indicator: 90 (high)
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- MG
- Language note
- Text in English
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
-
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 360L.
- Study program name
-
- Accelerated Reader
- Accelerated Reader AR
- Lexile
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Till, Emmett
- Police shootings
- Racism
- Death
- African Americans
- Families
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Till, Emmett
- Police shootings
- Racism
- Death
- African Americans
- Family life
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Note
- Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1117715091
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316262262
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1117715091
- Label
- Ghost boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Note
- Includes an updated Afterword, Discussion Guide, and Further Resources
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1117715091
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316262262
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1117715091
Subject
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- Illinois | Chicago -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Illinois | Chicago -- Fiction
- Ghost stories
- Historical fiction
- Police shootings -- Fiction
- Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Social problem fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
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