Jewell Parker Rhodes

Biography

Jewell Parker Rhodes (born 1954) is an American bestselling novelist and educator. She is the author of several books for children, including the New York Times bestsellers Will's Race for Home, winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award; Black Brother, Black Brother; and Ghost Boys, which has garnered more than fifty awards and honors including The Walter Award, the Indies Choice/EB White Read-Aloud Award, and the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for Older Readers, and was later adapted as Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel. Rhodes is also the author of Soul Step, Treasure Island: Runaway Gold, Paradise on Fire, Towers Falling and the celebrated Louisiana Girls Trilogy, which includes Ninth Ward, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award; Sugar; and Bayou Magic.

Explore Wikipedia contributors ↗