Missing May | Overview
Missing May is a simple story about people overcoming grief at the loss of a loved one. When the novella opens, May is already dead. Her importance to Summer, the novella's narrator, quickly becomes evident. Summer had lost her parents when she was an infant. Her earliest memories are of being passed back and forth among her relatives. During a family gathering, May and her husband Ob saw Summer, a shy girl who was afraid even to ask for her share at the dinner table. They took her back home to West Virginia and instantly began turning their old trailer home into "a house just...
[The entire page is 259 words long]
New in Missing May Group 
When Summer says "Guidance came to me in the form of a greasy-haired...
Answer posted by dymatsuoka in Missing May.
The name "Small Medium at Large" is a catchy title describing the...
Answer posted by dymatsuoka in Missing May.
In Missing May, what does Summer mean when she says "Guidance comes to...
Question asked by nsyoo in Missing May.
A Guide for Using Missing May in the Classroom
Document posted by tcresources in Missing May, Language Arts.
In Missing May, Ms. Rylant calls the spiritualist "Small Medium at...
Question asked by ratadana in Missing May.
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Tell a friend about Missing May at eNotes.