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Missing May
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,191 Ratings and 281 Reviews

Book Description
This wonderful book revolves around a few delightfully named characters: Summer, Uncle Ob, Aunt May and Cletus Underwood. After being passed among relatives, Summer joins her aunt and uncle and marvels at the couple's deep love for one another. But after Aunt May dies, Summer and Uncle Ob are brought together in their struggles to come to terms with the death. Cletus, a neighbor boy, comes along t... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingHardcover (37 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages96
ISBN-100531059960
ISBN-13978-0531059968
Publication Date03/01/1992
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About Cynthia Rylant (Author) : Cynthia Rylant loves animals, and you will find many in her books. Taking walks with her dogs, she has said, helps her writing. She has been a teacher, a librarian, and a writer. When she isn't writin... more
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1/30/2009 BG Hoover tagged as: I read, I recommend

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3/21/2008 Lois Szymansski said: My all time favorite book. I love Cynthia Rylant and even named my dog Rylant (Ryley) after Cynthia Rylant. If you have ever dealt with the desparation that follows an unexpected death, you will relate to this book.
tags: Inspired me

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1/11/2007 Tracy O'Daniel

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