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Olivia and the Little Way - Nancy Carabio Belanger, Author

Olivia and the Little Way – Review for American Author's Association by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘She hated feeling nervous, but she couldn’t help it. Today was the first day of fifth grade at her new school. Two big things in one day. She
thought of all of the other kids at St. Michael’s School who were
probably eating their breakfasts at the same time as she. They were
lucky. They would be able to see all of their old friends. They would
know their way around the hallways, know where to go for lunch, be able
to find the bathrooms and drinking fountains. She’d be lost in a sea of
new faces and new rules.’

Living in Houston, Olivia always looked forward to being able to visit her Grandma Rosemary in Michigan. But things had changed. She and her
family would now be living in Michigan. She would be leaving her two best friends Claire and Emily. She was not faced with making new friends in a new school.

Then Grandma came to the rescue with a beautiful chaplet that had been given to her years before. It was the St. Therese chaplet. Grandma
explained to Olivia that St. Theresa the Little Flower
was someone who had lived many years before and would always be there
to listen to her when she needed someone to talk to. Olivia took great
solace in knowing that even in a new town and new school, she would
never be alone. But that didn’t mean that she wouldn’t still run into
problems as she made herself comfortable in her new surroundings.

Reading Olivia and the Little Way made me realize that things never change. I can remember some of the problems that Olivia was faced with as she made new friends and worked
at being accepted by the other kids in school. I can remember the
trials of being tested to do things that I knew weren’t right. I can
also remember what it cost me when I made the wrong decisions. Olivia and the Little Way is a book that would be wonderful read as a discussion book. Not only is this book helpful for young people that WILL eventually
be faced with the same situations Olivia is faced with but it will also
help adults remember how difficult it was for them when they had to
make decisions of right and wrong at such a young age. Reading Olivia and the Little Way just might slow us all down enough to think about the outcome of anything that we do, good or bad. I recommend this book for ALL ages.