{"product_id":"ghost-boys-the-graphic-novel-9780316279796","title":"Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperience Jewell Parker Rhodes's award-winning storytelling in this tender yet visceral graphic novel adaptation of her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, with poignant illustrations by Setor Fiadzigbey.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 is unleashed on his family and community in the wake of this unjust and brutal killing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey toward recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer who shot him, as she grapples with her father's actions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now gorgeously a graphic novel with gripping artwork from Black Panther illustrator Setor Fiadzigbey, \u003ci\u003eGhost Boys\u003c\/i\u003e once again deftly explores the historical and sociopolitical layers involved in how children and families face the complexities of today's world--and how one boy, in particular, comes to understand American Blackness in the aftermath of his own death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316279796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jewell Parker Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844131029173,"sku":"9780316279796","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_34c04307-0da5-4aad-a797-d75ca8c535d3.jpg?v=1759849538","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-boys-the-graphic-novel-9780316279796","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}