The reformatory - Tananarive Due . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ . Heartbreaking story about marginalised African American children (and family) living in the south in the late 40s. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that the segregation policy in the US abolished so late in relation to modern history. It’s unthinkable. . Gloria and Robert Stephens are siblings and living in Gracetown, Florida. Their mom died of cancer, father is accused of raping white woman (false accusation) and fled to Chicago. Gloria, who is17 and Robert that is ten years old has to fend for themselves in the land of the Klan. . A little tiff between Robert and the white neighbour kid Lyle ended with Robert being arrested and sent to the Reformatory, school of boys, that is basically juvenile prison, run by sadist called Fenton Haddock. . There are some horror elements in this, with the ghost appearance in the prison, but the actual horror was the fate of (many) African Americans in that era who had to deal with injustice, misery and racial discrimination. . #tananarivedue #thereformatory #americanauthor #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #currentlyreading #2024reads #2024readingchallenge