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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1992 · Est. 2 hour read
Missing May
Summer and Ob seek a sign to move past their grief and find hope again.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 13,404 ratings
89 pages· 17,463 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Summer and her Uncle Ob are lost in grief after losing May, their guiding light. Ob's passion for crafting whirligigs fades, leaving them adrift. Desperate for a sign from May, they embark on a journey of healing. Will they find the message they need to embrace life once more? Discover a touching tale of love, loss, and renewal.
From the publisher
This critically acclaimed winner of the Newbery Medal joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content.
Ever since May, Summer’s aunt and good-as-a-mother for the past six years, died in the garden among her pole beans and carrots, life for Summer and her Uncle Ob has been as bleak as winter. Ob doesn’t want to create his beautiful whirligigs anymore, and he and Summer have slipped into a sadness that they can’t shake off. They need May in whatever form they can have her – a message, a whisper, a sign that will tell them what to do next. When that sign comes, Summer with discover that she and Ob can keep missing May but still go on with their lives.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 89
- Words
- 17,463
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 980L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.3
- F&P level
- ~W
- Scholastic level
- W
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 6673
Publication
- Published
- June 28, 2004
- First published
- March 1, 1992
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439613835
- OCLC
- 823123411
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