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Jewell Parker Rhodes

  • 5 stars across 8 books
    Jewell Parker Rhodes grew up in Pennsylvania. She is an author of adult and children's books, a Coretta Scott King Honour award-winner, and a professor of creative writing at Arizona State University. She currently lives in San Jose.
    7th September 2021

    Paradise on Fire

    'Addy is a heroine any reader might aspire to be, a teenager who learns to trust her own voice and instincts, who re... More

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    30th March 2021

    Black Brother, Black Brother

    Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at Middlefield Prep, he feels as if he is constantly swim... More

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    19th April 2018

    Ghost Boys

    A New York Times Bestseller This was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must... More

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    12th July 2016

    Towers Falling

    When her fifth-grade teacher hints that a series of lessons about home and community will culminate with one big answe... More

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    1st June 2015

    Sugar

    I'm the fat Puerto Rican-Polish girl who doesn't feel like she belongs in her skin, or anywhere else for that matter. I'... More

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    3rd May 2012

    Ninth Ward

    Abandoned by her peers because of her ability to see spirits, Lanesha longs for connection despite the strong love of he... More

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    26th May 2016

    Bayou Magic

    If only Maddy can see the mermaid, can it be real?It's Maddy's turn to have a bayou summer. At first she misses life bac... More

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    29th September 2022

    Rollercoasters: Ghost Boys

    When 12-year-old Jerome is killed by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real one, Jerome becomes a ghost. S... More

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