Winner of the Nautilus Award and the New England Society Book Award,
Monica Wood's The One-in-a-Million Boy is the incandescent story of a
104-year-old woman and the sweet, strange young boy assigned to help her
around the house--a friendship that touches each member of the boy's
unmoored family.
"The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach
you anything at school?"
So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help
her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and
tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first
love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept
hidden for decades.
One Saturday, the boy doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so
special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep,
determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far
behind. Ona is set to discover that the world can surprise us at any
age, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find ourselves
again.
"Readers won't be able to resist falling for Ona...The conclusion will
leave them smiling through their tears."--Shelf Awareness
"Poignant...There is much to enjoy in this heartfelt tale of love, loss,
and friendship."--Express
"A must-read book...Whimsical and bittersweet."--Good Housekeeping
