The reformatory : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
[Farmington Hills] : Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
ISBN
9798885795685 (hardcover ;
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | LT HORROR DUE T. | On Shelf |
| Bridgeview Public Library - Stacks | LARGE PRINT FICTION DUE | On Shelf |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | LARGE TYPE FICTION DUE, T. | On Shelf |
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| Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | LT DUE, T. | On Shelf |
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Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
849 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"Gracetown, Florida June 1950 Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie's journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it's too late. The Reformatory is a haunting work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award-winning author Tananarive Due could, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel"-- Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Due, T. (2024). The reformatory: a novel. (Large print edition). Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Due, Tananarive, 1966-. 2024. The Reformatory: A Novel. Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Due, Tananarive, 1966-. The Reformatory: A Novel. Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Due, T. (2024). The reformatory: a novel. Large print edn [Farmington Hills]: Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Due, Tananarive. The Reformatory: A Novel. Large print edition, Thornidke Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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