Ghost Boys

Ghost Boys, the New York Times bestselling novel about a Black boy killed by a white police officer from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, is brought to a new audience in this heartbreaking and powerful graphic novel with striking colour artwork by Setor Fiadzigbey.



ALIVE

Twelve-year-old Jerome doesn’t get into trouble. He goes to school. He does his homework. He takes care of his little sister.



Then Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat.



DEAD

As a ghost, watching his family trying to cope with his death, Jerome begins to notice other ghost boys.



Each boy has a story and they all have something in common…



Bit by bit, Jerome begins to understand what really happened – not just to him, but to all of the ghost boys.



A poignant and gripping graphic novel about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today’s world.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 264
Imprint: Orion Children’s Books
Publication date: 13/01/2026