I Am Alfonso Jones
Paperback – Picture Book, October 10, 2017
Lee & Low Books · Paperback · October 10, 2017
The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.
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- Genres
- Activism & Social Justice, Prejudice & Racism for Teens, African American YA
- Published
- Lee & Low Books, October 10, 2017
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The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings. Alfonso Jones can't wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school's hip-hop rendition of the classic Shakespearean play. He also wants to let his best friend, Danetta, know how he really feels about her.
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But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer mistakes a clothes hanger for a gun, and he shoots Alfonso. When Alfonso wakes up in the afterlife, he's on a ghost train guided by well-known victims of police shootings, who teach him what he needs to know about this subterranean spiritual world. Meanwhile, Alfonso's family and friends struggle with their grief and seek justice for Alfonso in the streets. As they confront their new realities, both Alfonso and those he loves realize the work that lies ahead in the fight for justice. Foreword by Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy
Graphic Resonance
Come here for
- poetry-forward storytelling
- civil rights through a graphic-novel lens
Expect
- a sustained, immersive read
- the companion-piece feel of a Graphic Novels pick
Where it sits
| Activism & Social Justice | 38% |
|---|---|
| African American YA | 36% |
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American YA
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
- Publisher
- Lee & Low Books
- Published
- October 10, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- African American YA