Debbie's Reviews > The One-in-a-Million Boy

How could you not like a 104-year-old woman who is gunning for a Guinness Book record as oldest licensed driver? Or an 11-year-old boy who is determined to coach her and get her into the record book? The boy is a Boy Scout assigned to help Ona Vitkus on weekends with chores around her house. He’s small for his age, picked on by other children, very bright, and is obsessed with counting and lists. As unlikely as it seems, the two become friends. They tell each other secrets and fears that they haven’t admitted to anyone else.
When the boy unexpectedly dies, his divorced dad, Quinn, takes over his chores with Ona. This one act of penance changes not only Quinn and Ona’s life, but many of their family and friends.
The book alternated with chapters about Ona and the boy, Quinn’s family in the present time, recordings that the boy made interviewing Ona for a class project and the boy’s Guinness record lists.
This makes a great book club book because there is so much to discuss. And the discussion will be even better if you have some of Ona’s mystery cake!
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