Ghost boys
(Book)

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Author
Rhodes, Jewell Parker,
Published
New York ; Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Anti-Racism for Youth Ages 9-11
Status
On Shelf
Oliver La Farge - Children's Juvenile
Fiction Rhodes, J
1 available
Southside - Children's Juvenile
Fiction Rhodes, J
1 available

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Published
New York ; Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 3, 3 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
360

Notes

Description
"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.
Target Audience
Middle School
Target Audience
HL360L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 88 (very high),Semantic demand: 100 (very high),Syntactic demand: 54 (medium),Structure demand: 87 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,3,3,194391.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Fiction.
Police shootings -- Juvenile fiction.
Racism -- Juvenile fiction.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Family life -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
Police shootings -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Till, Emmett, -- 1941-1955 -- Fiction.