Rylant, Cynthia
Missing May / Cynthia Rylant ; book design by Mina Greenstein. - 89 pages ; 20 cm.
"For Marvin O. Mitchell. my most extraordinary."
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. Twelve-year-old Summer, her classmate Cletus, and her grieving Uncle Ob set off across West Virginia in search of a "Small Medium at Large" in fond hopes of reaching Aunt May beyond the grave. Their journey is heartening, funny, and altogether unforgettable.
"1992 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award"
0531085961
Death--Fiction
Grief--Fiction
Aunts--Fiction
West Virginia--Fiction
PZ7.R982 / M5 1992
Missing May / Cynthia Rylant ; book design by Mina Greenstein. - 89 pages ; 20 cm.
"For Marvin O. Mitchell. my most extraordinary."
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. Twelve-year-old Summer, her classmate Cletus, and her grieving Uncle Ob set off across West Virginia in search of a "Small Medium at Large" in fond hopes of reaching Aunt May beyond the grave. Their journey is heartening, funny, and altogether unforgettable.
"1992 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award"
0531085961
Death--Fiction
Grief--Fiction
Aunts--Fiction
West Virginia--Fiction
PZ7.R982 / M5 1992