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Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
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Missing May (original 1992; edition 1993)

by Cynthia Rylant

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After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.
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Title:Missing May
Authors:Cynthia Rylant
Info:Random House Children's Books (1993), Paperback, 88 pages
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Rating:*****
Tags:fiction, Newbery Award

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Missing May by Cynthia Rylant (1992)

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A bit disappointing. While I felt the overall story and arc was comforting, it felt a little light , like it didn’t flesh out the relationships enough. On the other hand, that might be its strength, hard to say ( )
  cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
I have not read this yet. Please read the many reviews in Library Thing.

I see several content concerns and a medium is consulted.
  FamiliesUnitedLL | Oct 24, 2023 |
Beautiful, just beautiful. ( )
  bookwren | Feb 11, 2023 |
This book is beautifully written: the words are so carefully chosen and woven together that I was deeply touched multiple times.

It's a quick read and I got the feeling that the author didn't exactly know how to finish it.

I didn't care for the the eschatology described, but it does work with the characters' worldview and seems consistent there.

It would be neat to visit with the two younger characters in fifteen years to see where they've gone and what they've done. ( )
  Jeffrey_G | Nov 22, 2022 |
Sensitive book that understands the people of Appalachia and the depths under the accents. Understands loss and faith and moving onward. ( )
  suzannekmoses | May 21, 2022 |
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For Marvin O. Mitchell, my most extraordinary teacher.
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When May died, Ob came back to the trailer, got out of his good suit and into his regular clothes, then went and sat in the Chevy for the rest of the night.
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I never saw two people love each other so much. (Chapter 1)
we have gone through two seasons - without her, and I still don't know what kind of life Ob and I are going to come up with for ourselves. (Chapter 2)
I needed to know that dying and going to heaven didn't involve any regrets of sorrows or worries. I wanted May to shine down on us and tell us she was having the most wonderful time, better than anything we could ever dream of. (Chapter 2)
Anyway, I know May herself believed in spirits from the next world. She used to talk about her mommy and daddy watching over her after they died in the flash flood. (Chapter 2)
Ob was never embarrassed about being a disabled navy man who fiddled with whirligigs all day long, and I never was embarrassed about being a kid who'd been passed around for years. We had May to brag on us both. And we felt strong.

But we're not strong anymore. (Chapter 2)
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After the death of the beloved aunt who has raised her, twelve-year-old Summer and her uncle Ob leave their West Virginia trailer in search of the strength to go on living.

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