Kieran is braver and stronger than most eleven-year-old boys. And ever since his father's death, he's been doing his best to take care of his mother and little brother. In fifth-century Ireland, though, there aren't many options. When Kieran rescues a wolf pup and meets Saint Patrick, his choices become even more difficult. Should he leave home to join Carrick's warriors? Will someone discover the wolf he's been hiding and kill it? But the hardest question for Kieran to answer is the one Patrick had asked him on a moonlit night: What does your heart hunt for? Join Kieran as he cares for an orphaned wolf pup and searches for a shield strong enough to protect everything-and everyone-he loves.
Reviews are starting to come in:
"Good pace... eerie haunting feeling"
-Brian McKee, Director, Seedlings, Ireland
"Difficult to put down...Animal lovers would certainly enjoy the challenges of what to do with a baby wolf..." -Rita Irwin, Teacher, Trimble, Ohio
Reviews are starting to come in:
"Good pace... eerie haunting feeling"
-Brian McKee, Director, Seedlings, Ireland
"Difficult to put down...Animal lovers would certainly enjoy the challenges of what to do with a baby wolf..." -Rita Irwin, Teacher, Trimble, Ohio
The Reader Wolf Pack
Be part of the Reader Wolf Pack. Are you a student and have you read the book? Let me know on the Contact form. I'm collecting the first 25 student names (first name, last initial, and state). You will be part of the wolf pack!
Congratulations to:
1. Ericka W. from Ohio
2. Gavin F. from California
3. Laura S. from California
4. Makena W. from California
5. Susana from Pennsylvania
6. Niang from Pennsylvania
7. Dawson from Pennsylvania
8. Gianni from Pennsylvania
9. Carson from Pennsylvania
10. Isabel from Pennsylvania
11. Nick from Pennsylvania
12. Hellem from Pennsylvania
13. Rylan from Pennsylvania
14. Ben from Pennsylvania
15. Caleb from Pennsylvania
16. Nathan from Pennsylvania
17. Julian from Pennsylvania
18. Sabian from Pennsylvania
19. Selena from Pennsylvania
20. Christian from Pennsylvania
"Enter at the door near the flowers that are the color of dawn. To complete the mission, find the four hidden fruit trees. Follow four white stone paths..."
As Charlotte reads the mysterious map in the school library, she starts on an adventure with her best friends. But she finds much more than she could have imagined--even danger that could harm the garden itself.
Hints for Following the Garden Map
I can't wait for kids to read the newest Friends with the Saints book. Here are two special hints for solving the treasure map before Charlotte does! And the last hint is about trouble that comes up at the end of the book.
Artists often paint or make sculptures of one animal to mean the Holy Spirit. Which animal is it?
What does a heart mean to you? Painted hearts in the story are important.
Pay attention to someone opening shutters in a window in the Bouchard house. Who could it be?
An Early Review
"Search for the Hidden Garden is a delightful analogy or parable for the spirituality of St. Therese. Amid the complications of human relationships, childlike determination continues to search for the innocence we are all born with, which embraces all people. While young Therese is a minor character in the story, she is a major influence on their search and ours. Adults and children will enjoy this search, through gentleness, patience, love and joy."
-Father Robert Colaresi, O. Carm., Director, Society of the Little Flower, Darien, Illinois
As Charlotte reads the mysterious map in the school library, she starts on an adventure with her best friends. But she finds much more than she could have imagined--even danger that could harm the garden itself.
Hints for Following the Garden Map
I can't wait for kids to read the newest Friends with the Saints book. Here are two special hints for solving the treasure map before Charlotte does! And the last hint is about trouble that comes up at the end of the book.
Artists often paint or make sculptures of one animal to mean the Holy Spirit. Which animal is it?
What does a heart mean to you? Painted hearts in the story are important.
Pay attention to someone opening shutters in a window in the Bouchard house. Who could it be?
An Early Review
"Search for the Hidden Garden is a delightful analogy or parable for the spirituality of St. Therese. Amid the complications of human relationships, childlike determination continues to search for the innocence we are all born with, which embraces all people. While young Therese is a minor character in the story, she is a major influence on their search and ours. Adults and children will enjoy this search, through gentleness, patience, love and joy."
-Father Robert Colaresi, O. Carm., Director, Society of the Little Flower, Darien, Illinois