By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jerome is twelve and mostly just a quiet
kid, until one day when he is playing with a friend’s toy gun. A police officer
mistakes him for a threat and shoots him. But this isn’t the end of Jerome’s
story. As a ghost, Jerome meets Emmett Till, another boy who was killed in a
racially charged misunderstanding. Jerome learns about Emmett’s life and the
aftermath of his own death. Through the two stories, more questions are asked
than answered, in a gripping exploration of prejudice.
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