Counting by 7s

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Sloan, Holly	4-week checkout	Due 05-05-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Sloan, Holly Goldberg	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024

Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.

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Unforgettable by 7's submitted by vicki browne on February 14, 2014, 8:01am Since we're counting by 7s, here are seven things I liked from this book.
1.Question: What are the 7 most important things in your life?
2.Willow says, "To know me is to know my garden."
3.Willow says, "Don't lose your individuality, even though you're in a flock."
4.Willow says, "Besides the number 7, I have two other major obsessions. Medical conditions. And plants.
5.Quote: "Even free things are never free. The burden of ownership means everything has a price."
6.Quote: "The world where we live is so much in our head."
7.12 year old Willow Chance is unforgettable.

Inspirational submitted by Anissa on December 25, 2014, 12:43pm This may be the most inspirational book I ever read. There's not that much books that can convey a girl's story of grief and moving on. Since the reviewer above me counts by 7s, I might as well tell seven things I loved about this book:
1) The Characters- Each of them has a story and has some kind of bond with Willow
2) The Plot- Unique, but common. A girl losing her parents, but the way Sloan writes it makes you want to read it over and over again.
3) The Morals- After reading this story, the moral was simple but meaningful: Life goes on
4) The Quotes- My most favorite: "To know me is to know my garden" Willow Chance
5) The Funny Moments- The counselor having a Boxer's Collection? Yep, defiantly enjoyable.
6) The Perspective- Read this book and you'll look at the world completely differently.
7) Willow Chance- The girl who you will never forget.

Unique submitted by hmarchan on August 4, 2015, 10:39am Willow is such an unique person and she is also amazing, like the book. And everyone who reads this story will now look at the world in a different way. There are more then 7 reasons why I like the book, but since we are counting by sevens here are 7 reasons why
1)the book is inspiring
2)the facts
3) Willow herself
4) It's a page turner
5) the build-up
6)how different the book is
7) the meaning of the book

heartwarming and heatbreaking! submitted by unicorncool101 on August 11, 2016, 9:42am This book is fantastic! I loved it .There were some tears but this was one of those book that I never wanted to end.Willow was an character to remember.And a suggest this book strongly to adults and kids alike.

Interesting story submitted by 23lisq on August 25, 2017, 4:15pm A little advanced for some in the younger set.

:) submitted by lei01341 on June 17, 2018, 1:58pm Amazing book. Love it.

A book about community and overcoming submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 21, 2018, 4:04pm A solidly good book for the middle school crowd. Though it starts with a tragedy, the story is about a brilliant girl who inadvertently creates the village that will raise her. It’s a book about community, and about overcoming. Very well done.

Counting By 7s submitted by Varshini on July 20, 2019, 6:58pm This was my favorite book a few years ago. It’s an inspiring novel about loss. This book has some meaningful moments and some great quotes. 5/5 stars

Counting By 7s submitted by Mharrgtn on June 12, 2020, 10:10am I really enjoyed this book. It was a great story following a very unique character.

touching! submitted by graytabby on August 2, 2021, 7:27am Loved it, I couldn't stop reading. Great plot and character details.

:) submitted by nuri on August 7, 2022, 2:22pm :}