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Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-26228-6
Keywords: Emmett Till, Jim Crow, Racism, Police violence and brutality
Supported by spirits of other black victims of police violence, Jerome returns to help his family, friends, and the accused officer's daughter cope with his death and demand justice.