Monica Wood

One-in-a-Million Boy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Dont they teach you anything at school? So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy whos 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 shes confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades. One Saturday, the boy doesnt show up. Ona starts to think hes not so special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his sons good deed. The boys 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780544618442
• Artikelnr.: 44219494

Autorenporträt

Monica Wood started her career in education in 2012. She began her teaching journey as a bilingual educator in a Spanish immersion dual language school in Boston, Massachusetts. When she started teaching dual language in the elementary grades, she quickly learned that Latinxs are very much underrepresented in children's literature. She was inspired to write a book in Spanish so that the little girl in her could also feel part of a story. *** Monica Wood comenzó su carrera en educación en 2012. Comenzó su viaje de enseñanza como educadora en una escuela bilingüe de inmersión en español en Boston, Massachusetts. Cuando comenzó a enseñar dos idiomas en los grados de primaria, rápidamente aprendió que los Latinxs están muy poco representados en la literatura infantil. Ella se inspiró para escribir un libro en español, para que la niña en ella también pudiera sentirse parte de una historia.