The Reformatory: A Novel
- Author: Tananarive Due
- Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 20:51:16
Synopsis
"Joniece Abbott–Pratt masterfully re-creates a 1950s Florida reformatory in this story based on a relative of author Tananarive Due and other actual people and events. Listeners meet 12-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr., and Gloria, his 16-year-old sister, after Robbie is arrested for defending her from a white boy. While in the segregated reform school, Robbie experiences and witnesses unfathomable punishment for tiny infractions. As Gloria attempts to free him, Abbott–Pratt’s finest creations emerge: 83-year-old Miss Lottie and her ancient pickup truck. Abbott–Pratt expertly portrays the story’s crushing atmosphere, as well as fearless Gloria, terrified boys, and, most movingly, the “haints”—ghosts of dead boys—who assist Robbie with his escape. Although painful, this is essential listening about a shameful blot on American history."
Chapters
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001 TheReformatory OpenCredits
Duration: 23s -
002 TheReformatory Dedication
Duration: 32s -
003 TheReformatory PartI Chapter1
Duration: 25min -
004 TheReformatory Chapter2
Duration: 13min -
005 TheReformatory Chapter3
Duration: 22min -
006 TheReformatory Chapter4
Duration: 29min -
007 TheReformatory Chapter5
Duration: 24min -
008 TheReformatory PartII Chapter6
Duration: 24min -
009 TheReformatory Chapter7
Duration: 18min -
010 TheReformatory Chapter8
Duration: 26min -
011 TheReformatory Chapter9
Duration: 41min -
012 TheReformatory Chapter10
Duration: 47min -
013 TheReformatory PartIII Chapter11
Duration: 42min -
014 TheReformatory Chapter12
Duration: 24min -
015 TheReformatory Chapter13
Duration: 24min -
016 TheReformatory Chapter14
Duration: 48min -
017 TheReformatory PartIV Chapter15
Duration: 45min -
018 TheReformatory Chapter16
Duration: 30min -
019 TheReformatory Chapter17
Duration: 31min -
020 TheReformatory Chapter18
Duration: 25min