The One-In-A-Million Boy
Books | Fiction / Literary
3.9
Monica Wood
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
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Author
Monica Wood
Pages
336
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2016-04-05
ISBN
0544618440 9780544618442
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"I give this book 5 stars for the way apathy and sadness are so poignantly described, and how hard this book held me. I don’t normally read depressing books, but this one was a very natural read. I wish I were in a book club when I read this. "
Asha Helmstetter
"Couldn't put it down, or wait to get back to It! One of those books that you think about throughout the day!
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Mary Jo Watson
"<b>Original de:</b> <a href="https://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.pe/2017/09/book-review-million-wood-blind-normal-vrabel.html#million">El Blog del Gato - El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a><br/><br/>En una de esas veces donde nada me convencía para leer, escogí el libro del que no sabía algo para ver si me sacaba de mi bloqueo. Uno Entre Un Millón me gustó un montón por la manera en la que logra construir la historia mezclando un montón de sentimientos.<br/><br/>Uno de los personajes principales básicamente no está, lo vemos solo en recuerdos o escrituras, pero está tan presente para todos los personajes del libro que es difícil asimilar que en realidad no forma parte “real” de la historia.<br/><br/>The One-In-A-Million Boy es un libro muy melancólico, es bonito de leer. <br/><br/><a href="https://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.pe/2017/09/book-review-million-wood-blind-normal-vrabel.html#million"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/tUsXDfR.png" width="200px" /></a><br/><br/><a href="https://twitter.com/EllieIntheHat">Twitter</a> • <a href="http://ellie-in-the-hat.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> • <a href="https://www.tvtime.com/en/user/3798937/profile/">Tvtime</a> • <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8551416-ella-zegarra">Goodreads</a> • <a href="http://instagram.com/ellieinthehat">Instagram</a> • <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/">Blog</a>"
Ella Zegarra
"AWESOME book with lots of heart and wisdom that spans generational gaps beautifully!!! 5 stars for sure !!!!"
Sharon Emmons
"I loved the structure of this book- it was unique and created a nice break between past and present without feeling stilted."
Erin Harty