(listened as audiobook)
I first read this book when I was grade 4, 5 or 6. I remember really being moved by it so when I saw it on Audible 20+ years later, I listened to the sample. The narrator is really good, so I decided to purchase it and I am glad I did.

Apparently this was the author's (Courtney) first book. He didn't expect it to be published, since had heard that you need to write at least 5 books before you have one that is good enough be published. So the manuscript sat as a doorstop for a while before someone else read it and convinced Courtney to try and have it published. Interesting backstory, and apparently the book is partly biographical. Which makes the white saviour and the "Mary Sue" vibes from the main character, Peekay, all the more interesting.

The first part of the book when Peekay is at the boarding school is the most compelling. Apparently Courtney also went to boarding school and had a tough time. After that, Peekay is basically on a straight path to being the best at pretty much everything. He doesn't suffer any real setbacks, though he does lose some people close to him, which is a normal part of life.

Despite this, The Power of One is still a good book. I got engrossed and enjoyed it.