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Ghost Boys de Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ghost Boys

Autor Jewell Parker Rhodes
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 dec 2019 – vârsta până la 12 ani

Cum le vorbim copiilor despre nedreptate, rasism și evenimentele tragice care apar la știri, fără a le zdrobi speranța? Aceasta este întrebarea dificilă la care Ghost Boys oferă un răspuns plin de compasiune și profunzime. Suntem de părere că Jewell Parker Rhodes a reușit o performanță rară în literatura pentru copii: transformarea unei tragedii contemporane într-o lecție de istorie și empatie care nu caută vinovați, ci înțelegere.

Notăm cu interes structura narativă curajoasă, în care protagonistul de 12 ani, Jerome, devine observator post-mortem al propriei familii și al comunității sale. Găsim în această carte un pod între trecut și prezent prin întâlnirea dintre Jerome și spiritul lui Emmett Till, o figură istorică reală a cărei poveste servește drept catalizator pentru înțelegerea rasismului sistemic. Copiii care au iubit Tyler Johnson Was Here vor găsi aici aceeași explorare dureroasă a justiției sociale, dar într-un context marcat de un realism magic blând, care face tema mai accesibilă cititorilor tineri.

Această abordare a supranaturalului ca instrument de procesare a traumei este o semnătură a autoarei, pe care am întâlnit-o și în Ninth Ward. Dacă în acea operă Jewell Parker Rhodes folosea spiritele pentru a naviga prin dezastrul lăsat de uraganul Katrina, în Ghost Boys ea folosește „băieții fantomă” pentru a ilumina un prezent complicat. Stilul este direct, dar plin de sensibilitate, oferind un spațiu sigur pentru ca cititorii de vârstă școlară medie să reflecteze la responsabilitatea fiecăruia de a face lumea mai bună.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781432873738
ISBN-10: 1432873733
Pagini: 215
Dimensiuni: 143 x 216 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Text mare
Editura: Gale, a Cengage Company

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte părinților și educatorilor care doresc să deschidă o conversație onestă despre toleranță și dreptate cu copii de peste 10 ani. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă istorică asupra problemelor actuale, învățând că empatia este primul pas spre schimbare. Este un instrument educativ esențial care transformă un subiect dificil într-o poveste despre reziliență și puterea de a ierta.

Despre autor

Jewell Parker Rhodes este o figură proeminentă în literatura contemporană americană, fiind distinsă cu premiul National Endowment of the Arts Award in Fiction. Profesor de scriere creativă și literatură americană la Arizona State University, ea s-a remarcat prin capacitatea de a scrie despre teme dificile — de la dezastre naturale în Ninth Ward la tensiuni rasiale în Sugar — adaptându-le perfect pentru publicul tânăr. Locuiește în Phoenix, Arizona, unde continuă să creeze povești care împletesc istoria cu experiența umană profundă.

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A New York Times BestsellerThis was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read." -Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give'tender, timely ... surprising and hopeful' - ObserverA heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white police officer, drawing connections with real-life, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.

ALIVETwelve-year-old Jerome doesn't get into trouble. He goes to school. He does his homework.

He takes care of his little sister. Then Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. DEADAs a ghost, watching his family trying to cope with his death, Jerome begins to notice other ghost boys.

Each boy has a story and they all have something in common... Bit by bit, Jerome begins to understand what really happened - not just to him, but to all of the ghost boys. A poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today's world.

Recenzii

Praise for Ghost Boys:

A New York Times Bestseller
An IndieBound Bestseller
The #1 Kids' Indies Next Pick
A 2018 Nerdies List Book


"This was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read."—Angie Thomas, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give
* "Rhodes captures the all-too-real pain of racial injustice and provides an important window for readers who are just beginning to explore the ideas of privilege and implicit bias."
—School Library Journal, starred review
* "An excellent novel that delves into the timely topic of racism... with the question of whether or not we really have come far when dealing with race relations."—School Library Connection, starred review
"In writing that's spare and powerful, Rhodes takes us into the hearts and minds of those who are left behind, and then out into a vast and luminous world where ghost boys wander among the living, pursuing their mysterious mission. Rhodes has achieved something remarkable here: a kid's-eye-view of violence and racism that balances innocence and outrage, wrenching loss and hard-won hope."—Chicago Tribune
"A timely, challenging book that's worthy of a read, further discussion, and action."—Kirkus Reviews
"[A] potent story that deserves to be read."—VOYA
"Ghost Boys is powerful in prose, and so important at this time. I hope parents will read this book to their children."—The Monitor
"Written beautifully...an important novel."—WCMU Public Radio
"Unblinkingly confronts challenging perspectives and the mutability of truth."—Shelf Awareness
Additional praise and awards for Jewell Parker Rhodes' books:

Ninth Ward was named a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a CCBC Choices pick, a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction pick, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, an SLJ Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an NYPL Top 100 Title for Reading & Sharing.

Sugar was a Junior Library Guild selection, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, an IndieBound Kids' Next List pick, a Jane Addams Book Award winner, an IRA Top Chapter Books selection, and a CCBC Choices Pick.

Bayou Magic was an LA Times summer reading selection and a Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books selection.

Towers Falling was an Indiebound Kids' Next List selection, a Junior Library Guild selection, one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a Seventeen Magazine Best Book of the Year, and a Notable Book for a Global Society.

Notă biografică

Jewell Parker Rhodes is the author of Ninth Ward, a Coretta Scott King honor book, Sugar, winner of the Jane Adams Peace Association book award, Bayou Magic, and Towers Falling. She has also written many award-winning books for adults.

Descriere scurtă

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.

An instant New York Times bestseller
An instant IndieBound bestseller
The #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick

Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing.

Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions.

Once again 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 one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.