The Nickel boys : a novel
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Aitkin Public Library - Fiction
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1 available
WHI
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Cambridge Public Library - Fiction
WHI
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Chisago Lakes Area Library - Fiction
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Aitkin Public Library - Fiction | WHI | Available |
Cambridge Public Library - Fiction | WHI | Available |
Chisago Lakes Area Library - Fiction | WHI | Available |
Chisago Lakes Area Library - Fiction | WHI | Available |
Hinckley Public Library - Fiction | WHI | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 22 cm.
Street Date
1907
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Level 6.5, 10 Points
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Description
1960s Florida. Kept on the straight and narrow by his grandmother, Elwood Curtis is about to enroll in the local black college. But for a black boy in the Jim Crow South, one mistake is enough to destroy the future. He 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 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." He meets Turner, who knows that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. A decision creates repercussions that will echo down the decades.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2019). The Nickel boys: a novel (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2019. The Nickel Boys: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. The Nickel Boys: A Novel Doubleday, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. The Nickel Boys: A Novel First edition., Doubleday, 2019.
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