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Jewell Parker Rhodes

About the Author

Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of several books for youth, including Ghost Boys; Black Brother, Black Brother; Paradise on Fire; and Treasure Island: Runaway Gold. She is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the Green Earth Book Award, an NAACP Image Award nomination, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Octavia E. Butler Award. Rhodes is the Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University. She invites you to connect with her at jewellparkerrhodes.com.

Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel

Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel

by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey

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

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

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Soul Step

Soul Step

by Jewell Parker Rhodes, by Kelly McWilliams, Illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu

Paradise on Fire

Paradise on Fire

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Black Brother, Black Brother

Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ghost Boys

Ghost Boys

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Towers Falling

Towers Falling

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Bayou Magic

Bayou Magic

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Sugar

Sugar

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

Ninth Ward (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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