Missing May in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 24, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: children-s-books, newbery

Why is it that I have become such a big Cynthia Rylant fan, especially loving her Mr. Putter and Tabby series, a series of very short chapter books, and yet I found this book too short?

Missing May is the story of a girl, Summer, who lost her parents and thought she'd never find love again. Then she came to live with Aunt May and Uncle Ob. May and Ob were the embodiment of love. Summer was rapturously happy until one day May collapsed and died while working in her garden.

Ob and Summer were fille ...more

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Nov 17, 2012 mstan rated it it was ok

Shelves: for-young-adults-or-children, american, src-winter-2012-13

This is a short one about a girl and her foster father mourning the loss of her foster mother. May tries to help her foster father get over his grief but the burden is almost too much for her to bear, and it doesn't help that she's seen as a bit of a charity case in school either.

I thought this was... okay. Rylant does a good job of putting us in West Virginia but it all felt really bleak. A good book on death and the process of grieving for children, but both too slight and too grey for me. ...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Katie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: female-author, newbery, young-adult

This was one of the best Newberry winners I've read in a while. I don't know if it is really deserving of five stars or not, but the characters were just so lovable, and I haven't given a book five stars in a while, so why not. The book brought tears to my eyes on several occasions, both happy and sad. It's a really quick read, shorter than many young adult books. ...more

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