The Reformatory

By: Tananarive Due

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

"The Reformatory is one of those books you can't put down. Tananarive Due hit it out of the park."—Stephen King

A gloriously creepy Deep South horror story based on the infamous Dozier School for boys, perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians and Nothing But Blackened Teeth.

Jim Crow Florida, 1950.

Twelve-year-old Robert Stephens Jr., who for a trivial scuffle with a white boy is sent to The Gracetown School for Boys. But the segregated reformatory is a chamber of horrors, haunted by the boys that have died there.

In order to survive the school governor and his Funhouse, Robert must enlist the help of the school's ghosts–only they have their own motivations...

©2024 Tananarive Due (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

riveting story and performance

This story was immersive and beautifully written, I could not wait to find out what was next in the plot. Eye opening and emotional glimpse as to just what it was like to be black in those times. One of my five star reads of this year🥳

unforgettable & Haunting

I was so close to tears in so many parts of the story.. especially as a poc.. especially as it is loosely based on real Reformatory / Colonial schools in the US & Canada and one specifically called the Dozier School for boys.
May all the lost boys & girls who deserved to live and grow old.. rest in eternal peace.