Bernadette Catholic Book Series by Emily Ortega

Emily Ortega earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Case
Western Reserve University. After working for two years as a campus
missionary with FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students,
Emily earned her Master's degree in Humanities from Stanford University.
She currently resides with her husband and their seven children in
Sedona, Arizona. She's excited to bring a fictional Catholic family to
life and offer young Catholic readers the possibility that their lives
in a big, Catholic family aren't really that odd. All three of her books are available at the St. Joseph Bookstore at the Fatima Shrine, 18637 Ray St., Riverview, MI. They have limited hours, Wed. and Sat. 11 am to 4 pm or call 734- 284-1445, or you can call Debbie Bloomfield at (734) 283-9753, or they can be ordered at: www.bernadettebooks.com,

Authored by Emily Grace Ortega
Illustrated by Meg Ross Whalen

Bernadette doesn't know what to do when the principal, Sister Teresa
Jerome, announces that her school will celebrate All Saints' Day with
saint costumes. That means no Halloween costumes and no princess dress
for Bernadette! Everyone else is excited about finding a great saint
costume. But Bernadette doesn't want to think about it. And to make
things worse, her two younger brothers seem to be determined to make
trouble for her at home! But with the help of her family, she's hoping
to find the best saint for the first annual All Saints' Day parade!

Bernadette and her family are back! With Christmas approaching, Bernadette
wants to give everyone gifts. But it's so hard with only the pocket
change of a seven year old. And Mama's about to have a new baby...which
is exciting, but seems to wear her out. Will everything at home at
school smooth out to give Bernadette and her family a beautiful and
blessed Christmas?

Victor, a fourth grader at St. Cletus Academy. He is not excited about Lent. To
make things worse, using his tools continually lands him in trouble.
Even when he's trying to be helpful! With some help and understanding
from Mom and Dad as well as his teacher, can Victor learn how to be
helpful with his tools by Easter?

This book features the same characters as Ortega's popular "Bernadette" series. This time, however, Bernadette's brother Victor is the main character.