The One-in-a-Million Boy
Author: 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 hidde….Read More
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