Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
- Lists With This Book
- 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
- Author-Fan Face-off
- Black Characters and Social Themes
- Books From All 50 States - Illinois
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
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Educator Guide from Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Book Readings 4
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Miles Harvey
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Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Video Book Reading narrated by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Book Trailers 1
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Vocabulary Lists 1
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Awards & Distinctions 12
![E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019](/images/awards/92.jpg.pagespeed.ce.fuVB-hBwrk.jpg)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2019
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2019
![Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024](/images/awards/79.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Xpp4I88NBl.jpg)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2019
![Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024](/images/list_image/4462.jpg.pagespeed.ce.k6oquB1jPQ.jpg)
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2024
Honor, 2019
![Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024](/images/awards/58.jpg)
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2024
Winner, 2019
![Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/105.png)
Children’s Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2019
![Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024](/images/awards/118.jpg.pagespeed.ce.5A8Vu4Dq87.jpg)
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction Honor, 2019
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2019
![Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022](/images/awards/48.jpg.pagespeed.ce.Hpk9hkG_yb.jpg)
Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2019
![Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023](/images/awards/77.jpg.pagespeed.ce.DTa29SPag8.jpg)
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2018
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