The main character of the story is Raymond, a 17-year old boy whose best and only friend moves away and he doesn't feel as though he fits in with his family. He encounters Millie, an elderly neighborhood, in the hallway one day. She was looking for her caregiver, Luis Velez. In the absence of Luis, Raymond picks up some of his caregiving duties. At the same time, he decides he's going to find out what happened to Luis. He realizes that this is a story that won't end well for Millie. Either Luis made a choice to no longer visit Millie or something terrible happened to him. But in either case, Raymond thinks it's important to know what happened to Luis, the young man that she had come to love.
The development of the friendship between Raymond and Millie would be heartwarming on its own. But in the process of searching for Luis, Raymond develops some other relationships and awakens in most of those he meets the desire to do something with their lives that will impact others. Raymond's relationship with his father improves. For the first time in his life, they really talk about things that matter. He works on the relationship with his mother, too.
This novel is so heartwarming and so inspiring. I highly recommend it.
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