The Summer of May

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 04/26/2011
ISBN: 9781416980230
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
School Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 172
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 02/14/2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 381 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 143883 / Summer of May
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 7