Ghost boys
About this book
"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"--
Subjects
- african americans
- african americans, fiction
- chicago (ill.), fiction
- children's fiction
- collectionid:eaneschallenge
- collectionid:texchallenge2021
- death
- death, fiction
- families
- family life
- family life, fiction
- fiction
- ghosts, fiction
- juvenile fiction
- juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century
- juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american
- juvenile fiction / social issues / prejudice & racism
- juvenile fiction / social issues / violence
- new york times bestseller
- nyt:childrens-middle-grade-hardcover=2018-05-06
- nyt:middle-grade-paperback-monthly=2019-10-13
- police shootings
- race relations
- racism