{"product_id":"ollies-gift-inspired-by-a-true-story-paperback","title":"Ollie's Gift: Inspired by a True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Roncari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat happens when a single, painful truth shatters a child's innocent view of the world?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecember 1958. Nine-year-old Marie's world overflows with love in a small New England town, where Christmas glows with family gatherings, laughter, and the comforting certainty that life is good and safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a post-Christmas trip to her missionary cousin in Alabama abruptly thrusts Marie into a world she never imagined-where racism, hatred, and poverty define daily life for some in the Jim Crow-era Deep South-and her sense of innocence is forever changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfused, heartbroken, and desperate to understand such cruelty, Marie's safe world begins to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she meets Miss Ollie. Blind, ill, and enduring unthinkable hardship, the older woman offers Marie something life-changing-a simple yet profound awareness of compassion and love in the face of hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOllie's Gift\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a heart-stirring memoir that traces the testing of innocence, the awakening of compassion, and the extraordinary power of love to heal even the most wounded heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf we do not model love and compassion for our children, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe world will teach them something else.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnforgettable-perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Help\u003c\/em\u003e, and other stories of moral courage and awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWell, another one of those stories that kept me up. I mean, the way you captured your voice as a child and talked about your perceptions as you were having them. I just couldn't stop turning the pages. I think you have an incredible story. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Jack Canfield, Author, Motivational Speaker, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-creator of \u003cem\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul \u003c\/em\u003eseries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI read this book with my eight-year-old daughter. We laughed, we cried. Maria has a way of painting an extremely vivid picture of the world, which exposes just how children think, what they think, and how one interaction can change a child\/person forever. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Heather A, Parent \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540052086864,"sku":"9798822976535","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/nuvhhzZGgw9798822976535.webp?v=1781604697","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/ollies-gift-inspired-by-a-true-story-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}