One-In-A-Million Boy (Prebound)

One-In-A-Million Boy By Monica Wood Cover Image
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April 2016 Indie Next List


“Despite its themes of loss, love, and aging, The One-in-a-Million Boy is a hopeful novel. Musician and mostly absent dad Quinn Porter honors his dead son's Boy Scout agreement to help 104-year-old Ona Vitkus. As Quinn and Ona get to know each other, Quinn begins to understand his son -- and in some ways, himself -- for the first time. Heartfelt and charming!”
— Carol Schneck Varner (M), Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, MI

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"Readers won't be able to resist . . . The conclusion will leave them smiling through their tears." Shelf Awareness

"Wood's exquisitely crafted prose radiates warmth, perception, and insight . . . Heartwarming, funny, and uplifting."
Guardian

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, he doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father Quinn 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 even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again.
Product Details
ISBN: 9780606400138
ISBN-10: 0606400133
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication Date: April 18th, 2017
Pages: 336
Language: English