If you loved The Hate U Give, All American Boys, or Dear Martin, but don't feel that they would be appropriate for your middle school classroom, you'll want to check out Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, which also focuses on the shooting of a young black boy by a police officer. The relationship between the 12 year old narrator and Sarah, the 12 year old daughter of the police officer who kills him, humanizes the story. Read on for more of my review and ideas for classroom application.
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