Social Justice Book Club #3
A book club for ACRMS students and their families
A copy of the book and dinner are provided for each participant through a Teaching Tolerance Grant
The Book!
"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." from http://jewellparkerrhodes.com/children/books/ghost-boys/
Social Justice Book Club
Tuesday, Feb 4, 2020, 05:30 PM
A C Reynolds Middle School, Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.