6/30/2023 0 Comments I am alfonso jones by tony medina![]() ![]() 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. But as he is buying his first suit, an off-duty police officer mistakes a clothes hanger for a gun, and he shoots Alfonso. ![]() ![]() He also wants to let his best friend, Danetta, know how he really feels about her. 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.Īlfonso Jones can't wait to play the role of Hamlet in his school's hip-hop rendition of the classic Shakespearean play. Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazineīest Books for Kids, New York Public Library Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, American Library Association (ALA)Ĭhoices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) In the Margins Top Ten List, In the Margins The Latinidad List of Best Books of 2017, Latinidadīest Books for Teens, New York Public Library ![]()
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