March 12, 2020
One-In-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
#throwbackthursday
I’m linking up today with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday.
This year as part of Blog Audit Challenge 2020 I’m going back to update older review posts. On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads, and today I’m sharing my short review of One-In-a-Million Boy and personal reading memories. Enjoy!
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Genre/Categories: fiction, family
My Summary:
A unique 11-year-old boy is sent to help 104-year-old Ona every Saturday morning as part of a community service project. As he refills the bird feeders and helps with other odd jobs, he and Ona share cookies and milk and Ona tells him about her long life. He records her responses as part of a school interview project.
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….
Click here to continue reading my review and I also share a few reading memories….
QOTD: Have you read One-In-a-Million Boy or is it on your TBR?
Lovely!
Ooh I’m intrigued!
I think you’d like it!
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I have not read this one!
I think you might like it! 😍👍
I’m going to look it up 🙂
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I read this book a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. Nice throwback.
Thanks Carla! 🙌😍
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