--- title: Catholic Book Review - The Gift of Summer Snow description: Catholic Book Review - The Gift of Summer Snow --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2011/07/12/catholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow#) # Catholic Book Review - The Gift of Summer Snow Jul 12, 2011 3:00:09 PM  |  by [Lisa M. Hendey](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/lisa-m-hendey) ![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/summer_snow.gif?width=196&height=300&name=summer_snow.gif "summer_snow")If you're looking for a special summer reading opportunity for the young readers in your home, be sure to check out [The Gift of Summer Snow: A Tale from the Garden of Mysteries](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982686730/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0982686730) by author Donna Alice Patton. Here's a quick blueprint of this likable detective story: > Becky McGuffey is an ordinary eleven-year-old who likes to grow flowers and enter them at the county fair. She especially loves roses because they're beautiful and because they remind her of her favorite saint - St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, also known as the Little Flower. Becky is getting her flowers ready for the all-important junior garden show which is just a few weeks away. She's got her heart set on winning the grand prize so she can buy her grandmother a special gift. Everything's coming up roses until Becky discovers that someone has been snipping her prize-winning rose, Summer Snow. She sets out to catch the culprit and save her flowers but she literally doesn't have a clue where to begin. After taking crime-solving lessons from her family and a couple of helpful neighbors, she's soon on the trail of a likely suspect. But when she confronts the alleged rosenapper she sets off a string of unexpected events that teach her about competition and charity, pride and humility, suspicion and trust and what it means to imitate a saint. While the main character in the book is a girl, boys will likely enjoy this book as well for its mystery flair and quick pace. As a mom, I can say that it's wonderful to have books like [The Gift of Summer Snow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982686730/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0982686730) to share with our families: an engaging story, a solid message of faith (without ever being preachy) and a lovely tie in to one of my favorite saints. Check out [The Gift of Summer Snow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982686730/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0982686730) and be sure to [download the free Unit Study Guide](http://www.philotheapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Digging-Deeper-A-Unit-Study-Guide.pdf) for the book. *[Order The Gift of Summer Snow: A Tale from the Garden of Mysteries and support CatholicMom.com with your purchase](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982686730/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0982686730)* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fcatholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fcatholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fcatholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Catholic%20Book%20Review%20-%20The%20Gift%20of%20Summer%20Snow) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fcatholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fcatholic-book-review-the-gift-of-summer-snow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Lisa M. 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