May B.
May B.
May B.
Caroline Starr Rose
"If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit." — Kirkus Reviews, StarredI've known it since last night:It's been too long to expect them to return. Something's happened.May is helping out on a neighbor's Kansas prairie homestead—just until Christmas, says Pa. She wants to contribute, but it's hard to be separated from her family by 15 long, unfamiliar miles. Then the unthinkable happens: May is abandoned. Trapped in a tiny snow-covered sod house, isolated from family and neighbors, May must prepare for the oncoming winter. While fighting to survive, May's memories of her struggles with reading at school come back to haunt her. But she's determined to find her way home again. Caroline Starr Rose's fast-paced novel, written in beautiful and riveting verse, gives readers a strong new heroine to love.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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May B. is about girl named Mavis Betterly, also known as May B.Her mom is going to have a baby so she has to stay with complete strangers. But, she is left with the promise that she will be home by Christmas. All except one day the people she stays with go away. What is she going to do? Read this book to find out.

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