When 12-year-old Jerome is killed by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real one, Jerome becomes a ghost. Stuck on earth and watching his family grieve, Jerome wonders why he remains there. He begins to notice other ghost boys and as their stories are revealed, he learns they have something in common and remain behind on earth for a reason. But what can the dead do to bring about change? Combining fiction and real events, the book explores themes of racism, prejudice and discrimination. As it jumps between past and present, Ghost Boys spans generations of injustice, inspiring discussions of social justice and the fight for equality.
| ISBN: | 9781382036399 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2022 |
| Author: | Jewell Parker Rhodes |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 202 pages |
| Series: | Rollercoasters |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
When 12-year-old Jerome is killed by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real one, Jerome becomes a ghost. Stuck on earth and watching his family grieve, Jerome wonders why he remains there. He begins to notice other ghost boys and as their stories are revealed, he learns they have something in common and remain behind on earth for a reason. But what can the dead do to bring about change? Combining fiction and real events, the book explores themes of racism, prejudice and discrimination. As it jumps between past and present, Ghost Boys spans generations of injustice, inspiring discussions of social justice and the fight for equality.
Ghost Boys features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Ghost Boys is available in Paperback
Ghost Boys was written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Ghost Boys has 202 pages
Yes it is part of Rollercoasters series
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