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Jewell Parker Rhodes

ジュエル・パーカー・ローズ

Jueru Pākā Rōzu

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1954-01-01 （Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Manchester, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. → Tempe, Arizona, U.S. (affiliated with Arizona State University)

経歴

職業
novelist, educator, professor
活動期間
1993年〜
所属
Arizona State University — Founding Artistic Director, Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing; Professor; Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair, Carnegie Mellon University (awarded Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters)

学歴

Carnegie Mellon University
Drama (Drama Criticism) / Theater / English
学位: Bachelor of Arts
国: United States
Started as a drama major and switched to writing after discovering African-American literature
Carnegie Mellon University
English / English
学位: Master of Arts
国: United States
Carnegie Mellon University
English (Creative Writing) / English
学位: Doctor of Arts (Creative Writing)
国: United States
Doctor of Arts in English (Creative Writing)

受賞歴

American Book Award
2003
対象作品: Douglass' Women
主催: American Book Awards
結果: 受賞
Black Caucus of the American Library (Fiction)
2003
対象作品: Douglass' Women
主催: Black Caucus of the American Library Association
結果: 受賞
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2003
主催: PEN Oakland
結果: 受賞
Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award
2010
対象作品: Ninth Ward
主催: Parents' Choice Foundation
結果: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Honor Award
2011
対象作品: Ninth Ward
主催: Coretta Scott King Book Awards
結果: 受賞（Honor）
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Older Readers)
2014
対象作品: Sugar
主催: Jane Addams Peace Association
結果: 受賞
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award
2018
対象作品: Ghost Boys
主催: The Association of Booksellers for Children
結果: 受賞
Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature
2019
対象作品: Ghost Boys
部門: Young Readers
主催: We Need Diverse Books / Walter Award
結果: 受賞
NAIBA Book of the Year
2018
対象作品: Ghost Boys
主催: New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
結果: 受賞
New England Book Award (Top 10 Kids' Indie Next Pick)
2020
対象作品: Black Brother, Black Brother
主催: New England Independent Booksellers
結果: 受賞
NAACP Image Award (Finalist)
2021
対象作品: Black Brother, Black Brother
部門: Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens
主催: NAACP
結果: 最終候補
Green Earth Book Award
2022
対象作品: Paradise on Fire
主催: The Green Earth Book Award
結果: 受賞
Octavia E. Butler Award for Speculative Fiction and Fantasy
2023
主催: The Center for Black Literature
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ghost Boys

2018年 Middle grade / social-justice fiction 240ページ

A middle-grade novel about a Black boy killed by police violence who encounters other victims from the past, confronting racial injustice and inviting young readers to empathy and action.

racial injusticepolice violencememory and reconciliationcommunity
映像化・舞台化
  • [graphic novel] Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel (2025)
翻訳
  • Ghost Boys (translations into multiple languages)

Ninth Ward

2010年 Young adult / middle grade 256ページ

Set in New Orleans, it follows family and community bonds as characters face a hurricane and its aftermath.

communitydisaster and recoveryfamily

Black Brother, Black Brother

2020年 Middle grade / social-issue fiction

Through experiences of identity and race, a young protagonist learns about self and community relationships.

identityracefriendship

Paradise on Fire

2021年 Middle grade / environmental fiction

A story set against climate change and environmental crisis, focusing on community recovery and civic action.

environmental issuescivic engagementcommunity

Towers Falling

2016年 Middle grade / contemporary history

Through children's experiences connected to September 11, 2001, the novel explores history and prejudice.

history educationprejudicememory

Magic City

1997年 Adult novel / historical fiction

A historical novel addressing the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre; reissued in 2021 for the centennial.

racial violencehistorical memory

Will's Race for Home

2025年 Middle grade

Published 2025; follows a young protagonist as he connects with family and explores belonging and growth.

familybelongingcoming of age

全著作

  • Voodoo Dreams (1993)
  • Magic City (1997; reissued 2021)
  • Douglass' Women (2002)
  • Season (2005)
  • Moon (2008)
  • Hurricane (2011)
  • Free Within Ourselves (1999)
  • The African American Guide to Writing and Publishing Non-Fiction (2001)
  • Porch Stories (2006)
  • Ninth Ward (2010)
  • Sugar (2014)
  • Bayou Magic (2015)
  • Towers Falling (2016)
  • Ghost Boys (2018)
  • Black Brother, Black Brother (2020)
  • Paradise on Fire (2021)
  • Treasure Island: Runaway Gold (2023)
  • Will's Race for Home (2025)
  • Soul Step (picture book, co-written, 2024)

翻案

  • Ghost Boys (graphic novel adaptation)

作品の翻訳

  • Works translated into French, Romanian, German, Korean, Italian, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, and others

作風・主題

文体
contemporary, clear prose accessible to young readersnarratives that weave community and history
頻出モチーフ
community bondshistory and memorysocial justiceenvironmental concerns

評価・遺産

Jewell Parker Rhodes is acclaimed for both children's and adult fiction, notably for socially engaged works like Ghost Boys that have influenced education and public discourse. Through teaching, speaking, and directing a creative writing center, she has contributed to mentoring the next generation of writers.

引用

  • The driving force behind all of my work is to inspire social justice, equity, and environmental stewardship.
    出典: Author profile / interviews (source needed)

豆知識

  • Ghost Boys has received over 50 awards and honors.
  • She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Magic City, about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, was reissued in 2021.
  • A reissue of Douglass' Women is scheduled for Fall 2026 (to be confirmed).
  • She is Founding Artistic Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University.