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In the tradition of WONDER and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD this
award-winning New York Times bestseller is an intensely moving,
lyrically-written novel. COUNTING BY 7S tells the story of Willow
Chance, a twelve-year-old genius who is obsessed with diagnosing
medical conditions and finds comfort in counting by 7s. It has
never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her
adoptive parents, but that hasn't kept her from leading a quietly
happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow's world is tragically
changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone
in a baffling world. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse
and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to
read.
Raised by an unstable father constantly on the move, Sam Border has
long been the voice of his silent younger brother, Riddle.
Everything changes when Sam meets Emily Bell and, welcomed by her
family, the brothers are faced with normalcy for the first time.
In the tradition of "Out of My Mind," "Wonder, "and "Mockingbird, "
this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an
outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of
family.
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature
and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count
by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other
than her adoptive parents, but that hasn't kept her from leading a
quietly happy life . . . until now.
Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents
both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The
triumph of this book is that it is "not" a tragedy. This
extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to
push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse
and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to
read.
"Holly Goldberg Sloan writes about belonging in a way I've never
quite seen in any other book. This is a gorgeous, funny, and
heartwarming novel that I'll never forget."--John Corey Whaley,
author of "Where Things Come Back"
"Willow Chance subtly drew me into her head and her life, so much
so that I was holding my breath for her by the end. Holly Goldberg
Sloan has created distinct characters who will stay with you long
after you finish the book."--Sharon Creech, Newbery Award-winning
author of "Walk Two Moons"
"In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a
delightful tale of transformation that's a celebration of life in
all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. "Counting by 7s"
is a triumph."--Maria Semple, author of "Where'd You Go,
Bernadette"
It's been almost a year since Sila's mum travelled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States.
The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to bear. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with a unique boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places.
A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humour that readers have come to expect from the beloved author of Counting by 7s.
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Holly Goldberg Sloan
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