**Hosted By: Renee Bailey**

Every Monday, all chapters come and take an hour and read together silently.

1. Pick any book you want.
2. Log in.
3. Read for as long as you want.

*It is not selfish to prioritize your happiness, so come and join us each week. Make time for yourself; you deserve it!*

**Join us virtually each meeting will take place via Google Meet.**
[Video call link: https://meet.google.com/msv-pyyp-eig](Video call link: https://meet.google.com/msv-pyyp-eig)

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\*\*Feeling overwhelmed by to-dos and a chaotic calendar? \*\*
Say goodbye to Monday morning madness and join the Mocha Girls for a weekly refocus session every Saturday!
Here's the deal: Dedicate 1-2 hours to plan your week, tackle that to-do list, or simply catch up on self-care. ️ ‍
Fuel your focus: Grab your favorite beverage, whether it's a classic coffee ☕️, calming tea 🫖, refreshing water, or even a celebratory mimosa if you're feeling extra froggy!
The time is yours:

Craft a strategic plan for the week or month ahead.
Conquer your budget and master your finances.
Unleash your inner wordsmith with journaling prompts. ✍️
Curl up with a good book and get some quality reading time in.
Connect with fellow Mocha Girls and share your goals, and tips, or just unwind.
Remember: Failing to plan IS planning to fail.
So, ditch the Sunday scaries and join us! ✨
Hosted by: Tenille Griffin
When: Every Saturday ️
Join via Google Meet: [https://meet.google.com/cxv-imfk-sfm](https://meet.google.com/cxv-imfk-sfm?authuser=2)
Let's make every week a success together!

Alysia Allen

MGR Planning Power Hour

Hey Mocha Queens!
Let's do it again at Leslie's in Oceanside.
We had great food last year and I bet it's going to be a repeat.
So get ready to bring your A-game to our upcoming potluck because it's gonna be lit! We're talking tasty treats, delicious dishes, and mouth-watering morsels that'll have you feeling like you're living your best life. 🍲🍰
So grab your crew, put on your flyest outfit, and come ready to indulge in some seriously delicious food. And don't forget to bring your appetite, because this potluck is gonna be straight fire. 🔥🍽️
Trust us, you won't wanna miss out on this epic feast

Mocha Girls Read - San Diego

Stephanie Burnham

Anna

Tracy

Thanksgiving Potluck in Oceanside

For November, we are highlighting books from Native American authors and our book selection is Where They Last Saw Her. Join us in discussion at Changing Hands Bookstore on the last Sunday of the month.

**BOOK SYNOPSIS:**
Quill has lived on the Red Pine reservation in Minnesota her whole life. She knows what happens to women who look like her. Just a girl when Jimmy Sky jumped off the railway bridge and she ran for help, Quill realizes now that she’s never stopped running. As she trains for the Boston Marathon early one morning in the woods, she hears a scream. When she returns to search the area, all she finds are tire tracks and a single beaded earring.

Things are different now for Quill than when she was a lonely girl. Her friends Punk and Gaylyn are two women who don’t know what it means to quit; her loving husband, Crow, and their two beautiful children challenge her to be better every day. So when she hears a second woman has been stolen, she is determined to do something about it—starting with investigating the group of men working the pipeline construction just north of their homes.

As Quill closes in on the truth about the missing women, someone else disappears. In her quest to find justice for all of the women of the reservation, she is confronted with the hard truths of their home and the people who purport to serve them. When will she stop losing neighbors, friends, family? As Quill puts everything on the line to make a difference, the novel asks searing questions about bystander culture, the reverberations of even one act of crime, and the long-lasting trauma of being considered invisible.

Mocha Girls Read - Tempe

Shon

Valerie Maryman

Natasha Terry

[IN-PERSON Discussion] Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon

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Hello Mocha Girls!

I hope this message finds everyone well.
Please join us on Google Meet where we will have our discussion virtually.

**Google Meet joining info**
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/oar-qqxw-xif
Or dial: ‪tel:+1-315-599-0239‬ PIN: ‪‪548 518 960#‬
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Sincerely,
Mocha Girl Renee

***Our November 2024 monthly book selection is "Where They Last Saw Her" by Marcie R. Rendon.***

Remember, if you don't finish the book, you are still welcome, so come anyway!

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Thanks in advance and I can't wait to see you all!

**REMEMBER:**
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**About the Book:**
*All they heard was her scream.*

Quill has lived on the Red Pine reservation in Minnesota her whole life. She knows what happens to women who look like her. Just a girl when Jimmy Sky jumped off the railway bridge and she ran for help, Quill realizes now that she’s never stopped running. As she trains for the Boston Marathon early one morning in the woods, she hears a scream. When she returns to search the area, all she finds are tire tracks and a single beaded earring.

Things are different now for Quill than when she was a lonely girl. Her friends Punk and Gaylyn are two women who don’t know what it means to quit; her loving husband, Crow, and their two beautiful children challenge her to be better every day. So when she hears a second woman has been stolen, she is determined to do something about it—starting with investigating the group of men working the pipeline construction just north of their homes.

As Quill closes in on the truth about the missing women, someone else disappears. In her quest to find justice for all of the women of the reservation, she is confronted with the hard truths of their home and the people who purport to serve them. When will she stop losing neighbors, friends, family? As Quill puts everything on the line to make a difference, the novel asks searing questions about bystander culture, the reverberations of even one act of crime, and the long-lasting trauma of being considered invisible.

**About the author:**
**Marcie R. Rendon** is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, author, playwright, poet, and freelance writer. Also a community arts activist, Rendon supports other native artists / writers / creators to pursue their art, and is a speaker for colleges and community groups on Native issues, leadership, writing.

She is an award-winning author of a fresh new murder mystery series, and also has an extensive body of fiction and nonfiction works.

The creative mind behind Raving Native Theater, Rendon has also curated community created performances such as *Art Is… Creative Native Resilience,* featuring three Anishinaabe performance artists, which premiered on TPT (Twin Cities Public Television), June 2019.

Rendon was recognized as a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018. Rendon and Diego Vazquez received a 2017 Loft Spoken Word Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.

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