pstrongF. Scott Fitzgerald's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button meets Junot Diaz's iThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao iin Daniel Grenier's epic novel, which tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.strongppThere's something extraordinary about Thomas Langlois.ppThomas is a young boy growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a French-Canadian father, Albert, and an American mother, Laura. But beyond the fact that he lives between two cultures and languages, there's something else about Thomas that sets him apart he was born on February 29.ppBefore Albert goes on a strange quest to find out more about their mysterious relative, Aim Bolduc, he explains to Thomas that he will only age one year out of every four and he will outlive all of his loved ones.ppThomas's loneliness grows and the years pass until a terrible accident involving a young girl sets in motion a series of events that link the young girl and Thomas to Aim Bolduc -- a Civil War-era soldier and