I Am Alfonso Jones

Medina, Tony

ISBN 10: 0606403949 ISBN 13: 9780606403948

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2017

Synopsis

For use in schools and libraries only. Alfonso can't wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school's hip-hop rendition of the classic play. But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer misatkes a clothes hanger for a gun and shoots Alfoso. 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Tony Medina is the author of six beloved books for young readers, as well as multiple volumes of poetry for adults. A Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and a professor of creative writing at Howard University, Dr. Medina is a two-time winner of the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People. He lives in the Washington, DC area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0606403949
• ISBN 13: 9780606403948
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Robinson Stacey, Jennings John