COMO YO? Jerome, de doce aos, es la ms reciente vctima, asesinada por un polica blanco que confunde su pistola de juguete con una amenaza. Como fantasma, l observa la devastacin que se ha desatado en su familia y comunidad a raz de lo que ven como un asesinato injusto y brutal. Una vez ms, Jewell Parker Rhodes entrelaza hbilmente capas histricas y sociopolticas en una historia apasionante y conmovedora sobre cmo los nios y las familias enfrentan las complejidades del mundo actual.
"TIME TO WAKE UP."
I SPIN AROUND. WHO SAID THAT? ACROSS THE STREET, I SEE HIM. WISPY LIKE SOFT RAIN. A GHOST? LIKE ME?
Twelve-year-old Jerome is the latest victim, shot by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a 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. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and sociopolitical layers into a gripping and poignant story