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Jewell Parker Rhodes (born 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American bestselling novelist and educator.. She is the author of several books for children including the New York Times bestsellers Black Brother, Black Brother and Ghost Boys, which has garnered over 50 awards and honors including The Walter Award, the Indies Choice/EB White Read-Aloud Award, and the Jane Addams Children’s ...
Author Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today’s world, and how ...
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. [1] Emmett Till, a black boy who was murdered in 1955, features as another ghost in the text. Rhodes' novel has themes of ...
Treasure Island: Runaway Gold by Jewell Parker Rhodes. In this quick-paced and modern spin on Robert Stevenson’s classic, Treasure Island, ...
The novel was called "a fabulous, wonderful, inventive novel... a fine celebration of African heritage" by Jewell Parker Rhodes. [3] Though it has been said that the novel "may have left its sci-fi/fantasy roots behind", [1] it was nonetheless warmly received as a work that was quintessentially "Hopkinson" in many respects, not the least of which was its "re-creation of independent Black space ...
Jewell Parker Rhodes: Ghost Boys: Honor [3] Ashley Herring Blake: Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: Recommended [3] Cori Doerrfeld: The Rabbit Listened: Recommended [3] Susan Hood: Lifeboat 12: Recommended [3] Kerascoët: I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness: Recommended [3] Minh Lê, illus. by Dan Santat: Drawn ...
Jewell Parker Rhodes — Honor Birmingham Sunday: Larry Dane Brimner — Honor 2012 Book for Younger Children The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families: Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore: Susan L. Roth: Winner Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace: Anna Grossnickle Hines: Anna Grossnickle Hines: Honor Belle, the Last Mule at Gee ...
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