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The Nickel Boys is a 2019 novel by American novelist Colson Whitehead. It is based on the historic Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and was revealed as highly abusive.
- Colson Whitehead
- 2019
Jul 16, 2019 · A historical fiction novel based on a real reform school in Florida that abused and exploited thousands of children. Follow the story of Elwood and Turner, two boys who face different choices and consequences in a racist and corrupt system.
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Jul 16, 2019 · The Nickel Boys is a beautiful, wrenching act of witness, a painful remembrance of an 'infinite brotherhood of broken boys,' and it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Whitehead is one of the most gifted novelists in America today.
- Colson Whitehead
- $13.39
- Doubleday
A novel about a young black man who is wrongfully sent to a brutal reform school in the 1950s and 60s. Learn about his experiences at Nickel Academy, his friendship with Turner, and his quest for justice and dignity.
A novel by Colson Whitehead about a reform school in Florida that abuses its students. Follow Elwood Curtis, a teenage activist, as he faces violence, injustice, and trauma at the Nickel Academy.
The Nickel Boys is a novel written by Colson Whitehead, published in 2019. Set in the 1960s, the story unfolds in the fictional Nickel Academy, a reform school in Florida. The novel follows the life of Elwood Curtis, an Black teenager who, despite his aspirations for a brighter future, finds himself at Nickel Academy after a misunderstanding.
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The Nickel Boys is a harrowing tale of the distressing Jim Crow era where blacks were subjected to racial discrimination and were victims of unforgivable crimes. A must read for everyone to understand the impact of segregation and racial discrimination on the modern era.
- Colson Whitehead
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