Trinity Soup
Carolyn Ortiz
ISBN: 9780595447183
iUniverse
Reviewed By Brooke Carleton

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Danielle Webb is a bright, talented, and nice young girl who lives with her family in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. She also attends a private school with her best friend, Francesco. When her father's business fails, Danielle and her family find themselves in financial and emotional trouble. On top of the business failing, her parents have separated, and Danielle must now leave everything she's ever known and attend a public junior high school, where she finds it's not very easy making new friends. Eventually, Danielle befriends Maya, and, as their friendship grows, they learn the many values that each other's different cultures have to offer.

Younger readers will definitely enjoy Trinity Soup and watch as Danielle overcomes many of the obstacles that young girls must face these days. There are many lessons to be learned in this story, and readers are fortunate that there is a book out there that can make them feel positive about change. Trinity Soup reassures young people that there is hope, even when they feel that all is lost. A wonderful, heartwarming addition to any young reader's book collection!