The nickel boys : a novel
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780385537070, 0385537077, 9780345804341, 0345804341
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
HL 940L
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Status
Merrill - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1907
Language
English
ISBN
9780385537070, 0385537077, 9780345804341, 0345804341
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Level 6.5, 10 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
940
Notes
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.--Adapted from jacket.
Target Audience
HL940L,Lexile
Citations
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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