The Reformatory: A Novel

  • Author: Tananarive Due
  • Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 20:51:16
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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

  • 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
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