{"product_id":"the-nickel-boys-colson-whitehead","title":"The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“One of the most gifted novelists in America today.” —NPR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Elwood Curtis, a black boy growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unfairly sentenced to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy, he finds himself trapped in a grotesque chamber of horrors. Elwood’s only salvation is his friendship with fellow “delinquent” Turner, which deepens despite Turner’s conviction that Elwood is hopelessly naive, that the world is crooked, and that the only way to survive is to scheme and avoid trouble. As life at the Academy becomes ever more perilous, the tension between Elwood’s ideals and Turner’s skepticism leads to a decision whose repercussions will echo down the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the real story of a reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of thousands of children, \u003cem\u003eThe Nickel Boys\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers and “should further cement Whitehead as one of his generation’s best” (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Great condition, general wear and tear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks\/ Annotations: None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage count: 213 pages \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"litsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53378609053995,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1001\/0155\/files\/313.png?v=1778049824","url":"https:\/\/lit-sy.com\/products\/the-nickel-boys-colson-whitehead","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}