Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes • Related Edition: Graphic
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2018
Word Count 20,855
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 360L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 194391, 3 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Police shootings--Fiction
- Death--Fiction
- Chicago
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
- Family life--Illinois--Chicago--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955--Fiction
- Police shootings
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Till, Emmett
- African Americans
- Illinois
- Racism--Fiction
- Death
- Racism
- Chicago (Ill.)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
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- Inequity, Equality, and Organizing
- Race, Police And Justice
- Anti-Racist Reading List
- Understanding Race and Anti-Racism
- Conversations through Literacy
- Exploring and Challenging Racism PK-8
- #ArmMeWithBooks
- Black Characters and Social Themes
- Books From All 50 States - Illinois
- BCALA Banned Book List
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 12
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Awards & Distinctions 12
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Winner, 2019
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2026
Commended, 2019
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards, 1953-2026
Books for Older Children Winner, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2026
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Honor, 2019
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2026
Selection, 2019
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2026
Honor, 2019
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2019
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2025
Selection, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Middle Selection, 2018
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