Book Club Meeting: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

Heyyyy Mocha Girls!
Gather 'round, sis, because it's time for our next bookish discussion! We're so excited to invite you to our July 2025 book club meeting, where we'll be diving deep into the novel, "The Reformatory" by the one and only Tananarive Due. Y'all know she brings it every single time!
This book has been our monthly selection for July, and let me tell you, it's a journey. We cannot wait to hear all your thoughts, theories, and how this gripping story made you feel. Tananarive Due is a master storyteller, and we already know this conversation is gonna be rich, insightful, and probably leave us talking for days!
A Little Bit About "The Reformatory": Gracetown, Florida.
June 1950.
Twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys, a reformatory, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory.

Robbie has a talent for seeing ghosts, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue, Robbie is learning not just the rules, but how to survive. Meanwhile, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late.
Here are the details for our upcoming meeting:

• Book: "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due
• Date: Sunday, August 2, 2025
• Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
• Location: Darby Park

You can learn even more about our July selection on the Mocha Girls Read website: https://mochagirlsread.com/july-2025-monthly-book-selection-the-reformatory-by-tananarive-due/
We truly encourage every single one of you to come and bring a friend. And sis, even if you haven't quite finished the book, please still pull up, join us to listen, and engage! Your presence is always valued.
See you there, beautiful!