The Nickel boys : a novel
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Jackson, JD, Narrator
Status
North Branch Area Library - Book on CD
CDB WHI
1 available
CDB WHI
1 available
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Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (7 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Compact disc.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author (acknowledgments) and JD Jackson.
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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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C., & Jackson, J. (2019). The Nickel boys: a novel (Unabridged.). Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969- and JD, Jackson. 2019. The Nickel Boys: A Novel. Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969- and JD, Jackson. The Nickel Boys: A Novel Random House Audio, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, and JD Jackson. The Nickel Boys: A Novel Unabridged., Random House Audio, 2019.
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