Jewell Parker Rhodes

Jewell Parker Rhodes

  • 5 stars across 10 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 realiz... MoreParadise on Fire

(13 reviews) Review
19th April 2018

Ghost Boys

A New York Times BestsellerThis was one of my most anticipated 2018 books and I was not disappointed. A must read." -Ang... MoreGhost Boys

(12 reviews) Review
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... MoreBlack Brother, Black Brother

(12 reviews) Review
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... MoreTowers Falling

(1 review) Review
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’... MoreSugar

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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... MoreNinth Ward

(0 reviews) Review
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... MoreBayou Magic

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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... MoreRollercoasters: Ghost Boys

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6th February 2025

Will’s Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

A New York Times bestseller!★ "Rhodes deftly captures a unique ­aspect of this historical event, with a perspective that... MoreWill’s Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

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15th January 2026

Ghost Boys Graphic Novel

Ghost Boys, the New York Times bestselling novel about a Black boy killed by a white police officer from award-winning a... MoreGhost Boys Graphic Novel

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