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book reviews, death, grief, hopefulness, Missing May, sadness, wayne osborn
I absolutely love this book. This was the third time that I’ve read “Missing May”, but I challenged my students at school to read a book that really touched them in one way or another over winter break, and this book really grabbed my heart and won’t let go.
The first time I read this book was in 2004, shortly after my mother died. From the very beginning of the story, I could relate to Summer and her Uncle Ob, and how they missed May so very much.
Every time you read a book, you bring differnt experiences with you, and sometimes these experiences bring different feelings up to the surface, depending on what’s going on in your life at the time. “Missing May” makes me feel both hopeful and sad. I’m sad at the loss of my mom; there’s so much going on in my life that I never got to share with her. I’m hopeful because I know that we’re never really too far from our loved ones, even though they might no longer be alive. Thank you, Cynthia Rylant! I’m sure I will read this book again and again.
If you’ve ever lost (and missed) someone close to you, I urge you to read “Missing May.”