The reformatory : a novel / Tananarive Due.
"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."-- Publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982188344
- ISBN: 1982188340
- ISBN: 9781982188351
- Physical Description: 570 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Saga Press edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : Saga Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 570).
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Florida School for Boys > Fiction.
African Americans > Segregation > Florida > Fiction.
Reformatories > Florida > Fiction.
African American boys > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Haunted schools > Fiction.
Clairvoyants > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Siblings.
Florida > History > 20th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Horror fiction.
Ghost stories.
Available copies
- 43 of 75 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 6 current holds with 75 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC DUE (Text) | 36015001891114 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F DUE (Text) | 39493110097294 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F DUE (Text) | 50503011280122 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101743894 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | F Due (Text) | 33630005245050 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Due (Text) | 37807000055088 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Broadway Branch | FIC DUE (Text) | 33262003281835 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/20/2026 |
| Canton Library | F Due (Text) | 33115007703345 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F DUE (Text) | 22281500156175 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| East Asheville Library | F DUE (Text) | 0020660158286 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"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."--
