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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781510104396
- Categories [2024], BCLG2, BX, BXOS, C RD, Children's Books, MAY24_1, MAY24_2, New Arrivals OS, Reading Books, School's Out, SELECTX, SPOOKY24
- Author(s) Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Publisher Hachette Children'S Group
- Pages 224
- Format Paperback B
- Dimensions 12.6cm x 2.6cm x 19.6cm
- Weight 0.204 kg
product 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.
