Ghost Boys von Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Ninth Ward

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black child killed by a white police officer, achieving poignancy in its depiction of how families face the complexities of race in today's world. von Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Road sugar plantation along the banks of the Mississippi. Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesn't make her feel very free. Thankfully, Sugar has a knack for finding her own fun,...

An instant "New York Times" bestseller and #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick. After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including...

When Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane--Katrina--fast approaching, it's up to 12-year-old Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. A Coretta Scott King Honor...

Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, he feels as if he is constantly swimming in whiteness. Most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbed the "Black Brother,"...