— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
In spare, graceful prose, 12-year-old Summer talks about her deceased Aunt May, who raised her, and attempts to get beyond her own grief and to help her uncle survive. The characters are simple people without means, but their wisdom and love for one another transcend earthly bounds.
— School Library Journal, starred review
Orphaned at six, raised by an elderly West Virginia aunt and uncle with more devotion than money, Summer is twelve years old when Aunt May dies. Summer’s grief is profound, but Uncle Ob seems unable to go on living without his beloved companion. The final scene is a triumphant catharsis as they find consolation in their memories and in each other. A haunting first-person narrative.
— The Horn Book, starred review
Copyright © 1992 by Cynthia Rylant. All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc., Publishers since 1920. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.
First printing, 1992
Cover art by Suzanne Duranceau
Cover design by Steve Scott
e-ISBN 978-0-545-63078-8
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Cynthia Rylant, Missing May
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