| Missing May (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Rylant, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439613833 ISBN-13: 9780439613835 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: June 2004 Annotation: When May dies suddenly while gardening, Summer assumes she'll never see her beloved aunt again. But then Summer's Uncle Ob claims that May is on her way back--she has sent a sign from the spirit world.Summer isn't sure she believes in the spirit world, but her quirky classmate Cletus Underwood--who befriends Ob during his time of mourning--does. So at Cletus' suggestion, Ob and Summer (with Cletus in tow) set off in search of Miriam B. Young, Small Medium at Large, whom they hope will explain May's departure and confirm her possible return. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 9-12 |
| Grade Level: 4-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 980(Not Available) |
| Guided Reading: W (Grade 6) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.6" W x 7.48" L (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Newbery Medal, Winner, Children's, 1993 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6673 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rylant, Cynthia: - CYNTHIA RYLANT is the acclaimed author of many beloved books for young people, including the Mr. Putter & Tabby series, the novel Missing May, which received the Newbery Medal, and the Little Whistle series. She lives on an island in Puget Sound, Washington. ARTHUR HOWARD is best known as the illustrator of Cynthia Rylant's Mr. Putter & Tabby series. He is also the illustrator of Kathi Appelt's Bubba and Beau series and has written and illustrated three picture books of his own: Hoodwinked; When I Was Five, an ABA's Pick of the Lists and a Crayola Kids Best Book; and Cosmo Zooms, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice. He lives in New York City. |
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