[aisle] Ghost Boys

[Townhouse, Andie]

*Dear Martin* by Nic Stone. The main character tries to live the values of
Martin Luther King Jr. for a class project (via letter writing), but those
values are truly tested the moment he's racially profiled by police and put
into handcuffs.



On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM Huitron, Sofia via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely is somewhat similar
> to Ghost Boys. It deals with police violence, a black teenager is beaten by
> police and sent to the hospital. It is told by two characters, the black
> teen that was beaten and a white teenager that observed the beating.
>
> *Sofía Huitrón*
> LRC Teacher-Librarian
> Grove Junior High School
> 847-472-3022
>
> *"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our
> youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt*
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 8:34 AM Jordan Adams via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Our 7th graders are reading Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes as a class
>> novel this year and we have a parent complaining that it is
>> teaching/supporting racism. I haven't been the one dealing with the parent,
>> the classroom teacher is, but based on the discussion being had, the parent
>> obviously hasn't read the book.
>>
>> If you haven't read the book, its about a white police officer shooting a
>> young black boy. The young boy comes back as a ghost and interacts with
>> other young black boys that have been shot as well as with the daughter of
>> the police officer who did the shooting. To me, this book offers a very
>> unique perspective including the daughter of the police officer. I
>> personally think that it does a good job offering both sides of the story.
>>
>> The complaining parent is wanting a title to be taught that shows a black
>> person shooting a white person. I know this is a ridiculous request, but I
>> was wondering if any of you could think of a title like this that would be
>> appropriate for 7th grade. There is no plan to teach this other title, but
>> I was just going to try and see if there were any titles that fit this
>> request.
>>
>> Also, if you can think of other titles like Ghost Boys, that would be
>> appreciated too.
>> --
>> *Jordan Adams*
>> RCMS School Librarian
>>
>>
>> *Currently Reading:*
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