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Oct 31, 2023 · A young boy sent to a segregated reform school in Jim Crow Florida sees the ghosts of the past and present. The Reformatory is a gripping and haunting work of historical fiction that explores racism, injustice, and the supernatural.
Oct 27, 2023 · In Tananarive Due’s new novel, a boy sentenced to a brutal reform school must capture the phantoms of those who died at the institution in the past.
Oct 31, 2023 · 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.
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.
Nov 2, 2023 · Tananarive Due's The Reformatory is one of the best novels published in 2023. A superb mix of literary fiction, horror, and historical fiction, The Reformatory tells a story of...
Oct 30, 2023 · Tananarive Due’s latest novel, ‘The Reformatory,’ is based on the notorious Dozier School for Boys, where the author’s great-uncle was a victim. Review by Elizabeth Hand.
Oct 31, 2023 · The Reformatory is a horror novel that reimagines the abuse and deaths of Black boys at Florida's Dozier School for Boys as a tale of ghosts and redemption. The author, Tananarive Due, draws on her own family history and research to create a powerful and haunting story of justice and supernatural abilities.
