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Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Jewell Parker Rhodes has always loved reading and writing stories. Born and raised in Manchester, a largely African-American neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh, she was a voracious reader as a child. She began college as a dance major, but when she discovered there were novels by African Americans, she knew she wanted to be an author. She wrote six novels for adults, two writing guides, and a memoir, but writing for children remained her dream.

Now she is the author of seven books for children including the New York Times bestsellers Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother. Her other books include Paradise on Fire, Towers Falling, and the Louisiana Girls Trilogy: Ninth Ward, Sugar, and Bayou Magic. She has also published six ad ...more

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	Ghost Boys 4.36 avg rating — 28,894 ratings — published 2018 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Towers Falling 4.04 avg rating — 10,671 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Brother, Black Brother 4.20 avg rating — 7,025 ratings — published 2020 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ninth Ward 4.01 avg rating — 6,595 ratings — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sugar 4.07 avg rating — 2,662 ratings — published 2013 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bayou Magic 4.01 avg rating — 1,339 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise on Fire 3.76 avg rating — 1,174 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau 3.79 avg rating — 1,157 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Douglass' Women 4.09 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voodoo Season 3.60 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 2005 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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“Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better" (Rhodes).”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ghost Boys

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“The world can be a hard place sometimes... You have to have heart. You have to be strong. Parents want their children to grow up to be strong. Not just any strong, mind you, but loving strong.”
― Jewell Parker Rhodes, Ninth Ward

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“Can't undo wrong. Can only do our best to make things right.”
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What book should we read in September?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2019 Newbery contender and already published.

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

45 votes 30.0%

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor

23 votes 15.3%

Echo's Sister by Paul Mosier

14 votes 9.3%

The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman

12 votes 8.0%

Hunger: A Tale of Courage by Donna Jo Napoli

11 votes 7.3%

The Truth as told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (write-in)

11 votes 7.3%

Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard (write-in)

8 votes 5.3%

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham

7 votes 4.7%

Until Tomorrow, Mrs. Marsworth (write-in)

5 votes 3.3%

Until tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth (write-in)

3 votes 2.0%

Willa of the Woods by Robert Beatty (write-in)

3 votes 2.0%

Hunger (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

The Truth as told by Mason Buttle (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Echos Sister (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

Spooked by Gail Jarrow (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

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