She has also published six adult novels, two writing guides, and a memoir. Her other books include Paradise on Fire, Towers Falling, and the Louisiana Girls Trilogy: Ninth Ward, Sugar, and Bayou Magic. Now she is the author of seven books for children including the New York Times bestsellers Ghost Boys and Black Brother, Black Brother. She wrote six novels for adults, two writing guides, and a memoir, but writing for children remained her dream. She began college as a dance major, but when she discovered there were novels by African Americans, she knew she wanted to be an author. Born and raised in Manchester, a largely African-American neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh, she was a voracious reader as a child. Jewell Parker Rhodes has always loved reading and writing stories.
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