The Nickel boys: a novel
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
New York : Random House Large Print, [2019].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Desc:
336 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 940L
Status:
Superior Large Print Fiction
LP FICTION Whitehead, Colson
Description
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This follow-up to The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. • "One of the most gifted novelists in America today." —NPR
When Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood’s only salvation is his friendship with fellow “delinquent” Turner, which deepens despite Turner’s conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. As life at the Academy becomes ever more perilous, the tension between Elwood’s ideals and Turner’s skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades.
Based on the real story of a reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers and “should further cement Whitehead as one of his generation's best" (Entertainment Weekly).
Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!
When Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood’s only salvation is his friendship with fellow “delinquent” Turner, which deepens despite Turner’s conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. As life at the Academy becomes ever more perilous, the tension between Elwood’s ideals and Turner’s skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades.
Based on the real story of a reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers and “should further cement Whitehead as one of his generation's best" (Entertainment Weekly).
Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto, coming soon!
Copies
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Superior Large Print Fiction
LP FICTION Whitehead, Colson
Available
Aug 5, 2021
Location
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Presque Isle Large Print Fiction
LP F Whi
Available
Apr 5, 2021
Washburn Large Print Fiction
LP FIC WHI
Available
Sep 1, 2021
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abuse of administrative power -- Fiction.
African American boys -- Abuse of -- Fiction.
African American teenagers -- United States -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Segregation -- United States -- Fiction.
Black people.
Florida -- Fiction.
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.) -- Fiction.
Minorities.
Racism -- Fiction.
Reformatories -- Florida -- Fiction.
African American boys -- Abuse of -- Fiction.
African American teenagers -- United States -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Segregation -- United States -- Fiction.
Black people.
Florida -- Fiction.
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.) -- Fiction.
Minorities.
Racism -- Fiction.
Reformatories -- Florida -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
198489224X, 9781984892249
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
940
Notes
Description
As the Civil Rights movement begins to reach the black enclave of Frenchtown in segregated Tallahassee, Elwood Curtis takes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King to heart: He is "as good as anyone." Abandoned by his parents, but kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South of the early 1960s, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy the future. Elwood is sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, whose mission statement says it provides "physical, intellectual and moral training" so the delinquent boys in their charge can become "honorable and honest men." In reality, the Nickel Academy is a grotesque chamber of horrors where the sadistic staff beats and sexually abuses the students, corrupt officials and locals steal food and supplies, and any boy who resists is likely to disappear "out back." Stunned to find himself in such a vicious environment, Elwood tries to hold onto Dr. King's ringing assertion "Throw us in jail and we will still love you." His friend Turner thinks Elwood is worse than naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2019). The Nickel boys: a novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2019. The Nickel Boys: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-, The Nickel Boys: A Novel. New York, Random House Large Print, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. The Nickel Boys: A Novel. First large print edition. New York, Random House Large Print, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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