counting by sevens by holly goldberg sloan

She received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and after working briefly at Grey Advertising in New York City, moved to Los Angeles where she sold her first screenplay at 24 years old. She spent her childhood living in California, the Netherlands, Turkey, Washington D.C. Goldberg and architect mother Robin Montgomery. Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to psychology professor Lewis R. Holly Goldberg Sloan has created distinct characters who will stay with you long after you finish the book.Holly Goldberg Sloan (born 1958) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and New York Times bestselling novelist. '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. This is a gorgeous, funny, and heartwarming novel that I'll never forget.'-John Corey Whaley, author of Where Things Come Back

'Holly Goldberg Sloan writes about belonging in a way I've never quite seen in any other book. Counting by 7s is a triumph.'-Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette '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. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. 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. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. 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. A National Public Radio Best Book of the Year. A Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee.

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. A Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee 2014-2015 Master List. A Kids' Indie Next List Top Ten Book- #4, Best Books of Autumn 2013.

Counting by sevens by holly goldberg sloan