{"product_id":"i-am-alfonso-jones-paperback","title":"I Am Alfonso Jones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Medina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eStacey Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Colorist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Latinidad List of Best Books, Latinidad\u003cbr\u003e Best Books for Teens, New York Public Library\u003cbr\u003e In the Margins Top Ten List, In the Margins\u003cbr\u003e Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e Ten Best Graphic Novels of 2017, Forbes\u003cbr\u003e Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)\u003cbr\u003e Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine\u003cbr\u003e Best Books for Kids, New York Public Library\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hate U Give\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Bones\u003c\/i\u003e in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling artist John Jennings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfonso 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. But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer mistakes a clothes hanger for a gun, and he shoots Alfonso.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the first graphic novel for young readers to focus on police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement, as in \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, the dead shall speak-and the living yield even more surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003cb\u003eBryan Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of \u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandy DuBurke, Tanita Davis, Daniel José Older, Nikki Giovanni, LeVar Burton, Gene Luen Yang, Ibi Zoboi, Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frederick Luis Aldama, Allie Jane Bruce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Medina\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e co-edited the Eisner-nominated anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Blacker the Ink\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor of media and cultural studies at the University of California, Riverside, and the Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellowship at Harvard's Hutchins Center for African \u0026amp; African American Research. Jennings lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Illinois and an Arthur Schomburg Fellow with an MFA from the University at Buffalo. As part of the team \"Black Kirby,\" he works with fellow artist John Jennings to create graphic novels, gallery exhibitions, and lectures that deconstruct the work of comic book legend Jack Kirby into re-imagined Black resistance spaces inspired by hip-hop, religion, the arts, and sciences. Robinson lives in Illinois and can be found on Twitter (@ProfSARobinson) and Instagram (@StaceyARobinson).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e I Am Alfonso Jones\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760320053536,"sku":"9781620142639","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/964e551671d805bb90fafbbc4043cdc1.webp?v=1780177486","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-am-alfonso-jones-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}