The Nickel Boys: A Novel Laurie Woolever naval counterintelligence officer working to

naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor

her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control

a young boy learns that God can be found in all kinds of moments--all you have to do is look at the people around you

while its simple message reminds everyone that the best thing you can be is yourself

you're willing to do anything to get what you want

The Nickel Boys: A Novel Laurie Woolever naval counterintelligence officer working toWhen 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. Elwoods only salvation is his friendship with fellow delinquent Turner, which deepens despite Turners 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