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Ghostly girl
“I was just a child that Christmas in 1958.
What I saw and heard shattered my
innocent view of the world and
the people in it forever.”

— Maria Roncari    

Book cover for Ollie's Gift by Maria Roncari
“Are you a Builder or a Wrecking Ball?
What children see and hear adults
do and say often leaves a mark.
Look in the mirror!
The answer is there."

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The heart of Dixie reveals a starkly different reality from her New England white Christmas, thrusting Marie into a world of racism, poverty, and hatred she
never knew existed.
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Maria Roncari rarely leaves you wondering what she meant to say—in person
or on paper.
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