The Summer of May

Written by Cecilia Galante

Caught in trouble, May must choose between expulsion or summer school with a teacher hiding secrets.

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256 pages· 640L

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Twelve-year-old May, grappling with a fractured family and a tough neighborhood, lands in hot water after vandalizing her teacher's classroom. Faced with expulsion, she opts for summer school with the very teacher she despises. As tensions rise, May discovers her teacher's hidden past might unlock the mystery surrounding her absent mother. Can May uncover the truth and find the answers she desperately seeks?

From the publisher

Twelve-year-old May is living in a desolate situation with only her grandmother, who is depressed about the absence of May’s mother, and her father, who works long hours and is almost never around. Due to her circumstance and her resentment over having to live in a low-income neighborhood, May often finds herself picking fights and getting into trouble. But when May is caught graffiti-ing her least favorite teacher’s classroom, she is faced with a choice: expulsion or one-on-one summer school with the teacher she most detests. Begrudgingly, May chooses summer school and ultimately learns that her teacher has a secret past–and might just hold the key to answers no one else will give May about her mother.

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