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Ghost Boys is a 2018 middle-grade novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Set in Chicago, the novel follows the story of Jerome, a 12-year-old black boy who is shot and killed by a white police officer before coming back as a ghost. Emmett Till, a black boy who was murdered in 1955, features as another ghost in the text. Rhodes' novel has themes of racism and socio-economic injustice that are aimed at a younger audience.
Synopsis
The action of the text takes place in Chicago. The novel opens with the death of Jerome, a 12-year-old black boy who has been killed by a police officer. Jerome had been playing with a toy gun, which the police officer had mistaken for a real gun. The chapters alternate between "DEAD" and "ALIVE", with the former being narrated by Jerome as a ghost in the present, and the latter being narrated by Jerome in the past when he was still alive. As a ghost, Jerome witnesses various scenes in the aftermath of his death, such as his family's grief and the preliminary hearing of Officer Moore, the police officer who shot him.
As a ghost, Jerome meets the ghost of Emmett Till, who shows him hundreds of other 'ghost boys' who have been killed like them. Officer Moore's daughter, Sarah, also features as a significant character in the text, as well as Jerome's friend, Carlos (who gave him the toy gun) and Jerome's younger sister Kim.
Production
Rhodes drew heavily from real life instances of violence against black children, such as the cases of Tamir Rice and Emmett Till. In an interview, Rhodes revealed that she would have to stop writing for months at a time due to the emotional process of writing Ghost Boys.
Reception
The novel was praised upon its release, with Kirkus Reviews labelling it a "timely, challenging book that is worthy of a read, further discussion and action". It was awarded the 2019 Walter Award, Younger Readers Category by the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books, who donated 2000 copies of the book to US schools with limited budgets. It was a New York Times bestseller and, according to one report, has won "at least 30 awards".
Following the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, there was renewed interest in a book that explored issues of racism and police violence.
In February 2022, Ghost Boys was translated into Persian for sale in Iran.
= Controversy
=The book was also met with some controversy from within the police force. Paul Kempinski, district director for Florida State Fraternal Order of Police District 5, labelled the book "propaganda that pushes an inaccurate and absurd stereotype of police officers in America". He argued that the book's themes were inappropriate for such a young audience. This sentiment was challenged by both Alaina Lavoie (spokesperson for We Need Diverse Books) who pointed out that "research indicates that kids form biases at a young age", and Rhodes, who argued that children are "sophisticated and knowledgeable about inequities in the world".
Kempinski wrote a letter to the Broward County School Board asking for the book to be removed from the fifth-grade syllabus. In 2021, the school board complied with the request, temporarily banning the book pending a review. Similarly, in 2020, the book was banned in a California school after a parental complaint about the political viewpoint expressed in the text. A ban was also sought in Texas, with one parent worried that the text could cause white children to be "ashamed" of their skin colour.
= Awards
=Ghost Boys has won a number of awards and accolades, including:
2019 The E. B. White Read Aloud Award (Middle Reader)
2019 Kids' Book Choice Awards
2019 Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature
2019 Jane Addams Children's Book Award for a Book for Older Children.
We Need Diverse Books 2019 Walter Award (Young Readers Category)
NAIBA (New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association): 2018 Book of the Year (Middle Grade)
Film adaptation
In 2021, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures acquired the rights to the novel. Amy Baer and Michael Besman were brought on to develop and produce the project, with Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks and Jennifer Lucas to serve as executive producers. Baer's associate, Chris Ceccotti, will also serve as executive producer. Allen (founder, chair and CEO of Entertainment Studios), became aware of the novel after his daughter was assigned it to read in school. The rights were acquired by ESMP's Head of Acquisition, Chris Charalambous. The project will be overseen by Charalambous and Matthew Singer, ESMP's EVP of Production and Content. Rhodes responded to the announcement saying:
I'm delighted Byron Allen's movie division will create an inspiring feature film to empower us to be more empathetic and to 'bear witness' against social injustice. Protecting all children's innocence and humanity is paramount. I'm not surprised that it was an amazing youth, Mr. Allen's daughter, who helped advocate for Ghost Boys to become a movie. I'm thrilled and humbled to have Ghost Boys adapted and transformed to a new life.
As of August 2021, the project was out for writers to adapt into a screenplay.
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Ghost Boys is a 2018 middle-grade novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Set in Chicago, the novel follows the story of Jerome, a 12-year-old black boy who is shot and killed by a white police …
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Plot Summary - LitCharts
Get all the key plot points of Jewell Parker Rhodes's Ghost Boys on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.
Ghost Boys - Children's Fiction by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost Boys Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that’s been unleashed on his family and …
Ghost Boys Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
Ghost Boys is a middle-grade novel by Jewell Parker Rhodes, an award-winning writer on the Black experience. Set in contemporary Chicago, the novel is a first-person narrative about the …
Ghost Boys: Rhodes, Jewell Parker: 9780316262286: …
Apr 17, 2018 · In Chicago, 12-year-old black youth Jerome is shot and killed by a white police officer who mistakes a toy gun for a real one. As a ghost, Jerome witnesses the aftermath …
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes - Goodreads
Apr 17, 2018 · Ghost Boys is a powerful novel that explores the impact of racism and police brutality on young black boys. The story centers around twelve-year-old Jerome, who is shot …
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes - BBC Bitesize
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes was published in 2018 and is set in the USA. It tells the story of Jerome, a young, unarmed Black boy who is shot dead by a white police officer.
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
Sep 10, 2019 · When 12-year-old Jerome is killed by a police officer, he becomes a “ghost boy” alongside Emmett Till and other boys killed due to racial injustice. Jerome's perspective shifts …
Ghost Boys - Jewell Parker Rhodes - Google Books
Apr 17, 2018 · A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell...
Ghost Boys Themes - LitCharts
Need help on themes in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Ghost Boys? Check out our thorough thematic analysis. From the creators of SparkNotes.