Counting by 7's Contributor(s): Sloan, Holly Goldberg (Author) |
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ISBN: 1627656162 ISBN-13: 9781627656160 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $18.53 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 770 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 378 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 160220 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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.
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