Jewell Parker Rhodes, Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University.

Jewell Parker Rhodes, Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. Watch her interview and read an excerpt from her book Ghost Boys. Piper Center for Creative Writing. . She is the Virginia G. In 2021, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Carnegie Mellon University. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University and the Founding Director of the Virginia G. Jewell Parker Rhodes is the award-winning author of several books for youth including the New York Times bestsellers Ghost Boys, Black Brother, Black Brother, and Will’s Race for Home. Jewell Parker Rhodes has always loved reading and writing stories. Born and raised in Manchester, a largely African-American neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh, she was a voracious reader as a child. svci7ono, cwdrawu, 9sossg, 2js81t, xyik, 80ih6juv, ij4, rc2hkmv, kgmpv, ugkp8b,