Missing May (Scholastic Gold) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780439613835)

This critically acclaimed winner of the Newbery Medal joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content.

Ever since May, Summer's aunt and good-as-a-mother for the past six years, died in the garden among her pole beans and carrots, life for Summer and her Uncle Ob has been as bleak as winter. Ob doesn't want to create his beautiful whirligigs anymore, and he and Summer have slipped into a sadness that they can't shake off. They need May in whatever form they can have her -- a message, a whisper, a sign that will tell them what to do next. When that sign comes, Summer with discover that she and Ob can keep missing May but still go on with their lives.A beloved classic about grief, gardens, and the enduring love of family.

Author: Cynthia Rylant
ISBN-10: 0439613833
ISBN-13: 9780439613835
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.48h x 5.60w x 0.32d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6673 / Missing May

Award: Newbery Medal - Winner