false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174773583m/438388.jpg 403722 20 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 to help provide an answer. This simple and sweet story, which won the Newbery Medal in 1993, is injected with just the right touches of humor and mysticism. 2856953 1991 Missing May total:731|5:173|4:244|3:228|2:74|1:12| 731 2685 960 103 5 1 false false Thu May 08 08:45:40 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 08:58:15 -0700 2008
It is a poignant novel about death and the depression that fol...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 07:54:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 08:19:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 24 14:34:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 14:34:55 -0700 2009
Missing May is the story of a girl, Summer, who lost her parents and thought she'd never find love aga...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 15:45:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 15:49:37 -0700 2009 The telling of this graceful story is so low-key and understated that if one doesn't pay close attention, one might miss the most substantial parts of the narrative.
I almost felt as if the events in the story weren't ultimately as important...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:32:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 20:37:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 10:38:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 10:50:20 -0800 2009
Rylant uses a gentle touch to tell the story of a young girl sent to live with her elder aunt and uncle. Her aunt then passes away. Summer and her uncle are at a great loss and her uncle falls into a depression. Summer's 7th grade classmate Cletus comes to help wi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:22:11 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 21:37:02 -0800 2008
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The book is about a young girl ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 10:28:47 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 10:30:14 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=438388