Ghost Boys

Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Reading age: from c 10 years

Published on 19 April 2018 by Hachette Children's Group (Orion Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 224 pages
129 x 197 x 23 | 198g

A New York Times BestsellerThis 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' - ObserverA 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.

ALIVETwelve-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.

DEADAs 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.