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I Am Alfonso Jones

by Stacey Robinson
Medina, Tony (text) & & John Jennings (illus.). Tu: Lee & Low. Oct. 2017. 176p. ISBN 9781620142639. pap. $18.95. F
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OrangeReviewStarAlfonso's playing Hamlet's ghost-father in his school's hip-hop version of the play while hoping for a second role as Danetta's boyfriend. But buying his first suit, he becomes a real ghost when a police officer mistakes a coat hanger for a weapon and shoots him. In the afterlife, he awakens in a subway train among other ghosts, who share their own experiences with police brutality. A gut-punching trip into a Black Lives Matter story, with black-and-white art. Teacher's guide available. (Xpress Reviews 11/3/17)
Reviewed by Martha Cornog , Jan 01, 2018
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