Writers Conference and Warwick University, among others. Her recent fiction and essays have been anthologized in Rise Up Singing: Black Women Writers on Motherhood (ed., Berry), In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction (ed. Gutkind), Gumbo (ed., Golden and Harris), and Children of the Night: Best Short Stories By Black Writers (ed., Naylor), along with others. Many of Rhodes's middle grade novels focus on issues surrounding social justice within black communities throughout history and current events with themes of community. In particular, Ghost Boys, focuses on the racial injustices that pertain to the past and present with the main character experiencing police brutality and connecting with past . Rhodes's work promotes all people within a community to work together with collaborative, respectful, and empathetic manner, thus demonstrating how young readers start to self-reflect, seek information, and take action. Bibliography Middle Grade novels Ninth Ward (2010) Sugar (2014) Bayou Magic (2015) Towers Falling (2016) Ghost Boys (2018) Black Brother, Black Brother (2020) Paradise on Fire (2021) Los Chicos Fantasmas (Ghost Boys Spanish Edition) (2022) Treasure Island: Runaway Gold (2023) Adult novels Voodoo Dreams (1993) Magic City (1997) Douglass' Women (2002) Season (Formerly Voodoo Season) (2005) Moon (Formerly Yellow Moon) (2008) Hurricane (2011) Nonfiction Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors (1999) The African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Non-Fiction (2001) Porch Stories: A Grandmother's Guide to Happiness (2006) Awards and honors 2003: American Book Award (Douglass' Women) 2003: Black Caucus of the American Library Award for Fiction (Douglass' Women) 2003: PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award 2010: Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award (Ninth Ward) 2011: Coretta Scott King Honor Award (Ninth Ward) 2014: Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Sugar) 2018: E.B. White Read Aloud Award (Ghost Boys) 2018: NAIBA Book of the Year (Ghost Boys) 2019: Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature in the Young Readers category (Ghost Boys) 2020: New England Book Award, Top 10 Kids' Indie Next Pick (Black Brother, Black, Brother) 2021: Finalist, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens (Black Brother, Black, Brother) 2022: Green Earth Book Award (Paradise on Fire) References External links Jewell Parker Rhodes profile Jewell Parker Rhodes homepage Writers from Pittsburgh 1954 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Arizona State University faculty Carnegie Mellon University alumni African-American women writers African-American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers American Book Award