Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
This is our second pick for 4th and 5th grade book club. I love Cynthia Rylant’s books, and this one in particular.
Ob and Summer are grieving from the loss of May, Ob’s wife and Summer’s foster mother. They neither one want to get out of bed in the morning or go on and live their happy lives without her. Enter Cletus Underwood, the Bat Woman, and an owl flying through on silent wings. Life just may go on after all. Different, but just as precious as it was before.
It’s a small book, but has such a big story in it with lovely writing with a folksy narrative. A great book for sharing.
