The Young Adult section of the Library is home to many interesting books for readers of all age. Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves an intriguing fictional story in Ghost Boys with key characters, the ghosts of Emmett Till. a young black boy from Chicago killed in Mississippi in 1955 and a young black boy, Jerome, shot by police when he was holding a toy gun. The two young people journey together looking in on their family members and others who were part of their lives. The book also relates to circumstances in their communities and the country, regarding racial issues. Readers are reminded. as one of the characters states, “Only the living can make the world better. . .”
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