Counting by 7s

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

Counting by 7s

Other title(s):

Counting by sevens

Author:

Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-

ISBN:

9781624069024

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publication Information:

Holland, OH : Dreamscape Media, LLC, [2013]

Physical Description:

6 audio discs (435 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Title from container.

Compact discs.

Duration: 7:15:00.

Summary:

Willow is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by sevens. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents. Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief.

Subject(s):

Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Juvenile fiction.

Gardening -- Juvenile fiction.

Genius -- Fiction.

Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.

High schools -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Genre:

Children's audiobooks on CD.

Children's audiobooks.

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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 hasnt kept her from leading a quietly happy life...until now. Suddenly Willows 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.

Author Notes

Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended college at Wellesley in Massachusetts. After graduating, she worked in commercial advertising as a production assistant, then a script supervisor, a producer, and finally as a commercial director. She also writes screenplays. She sold her first screenplay at the age of twenty-four to Paramount Pictures. Her screenplays include Made in America, Collision Course: The Crocodile Hunter Movie, Angels in the Outfield, and The Big Green, which she also directed. She has written several books including I'll Be There, Keeper, and Counting By 7s.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Willow Chance is an extraordinary child whose tragic story could have been heartbreakingly sad, but is instead hopeful and inspirational. The 12-year-old genius, who is obsessed with the number seven, strangers' medical conditions, and her lush garden in the middle of an otherwise-barren neighborhood in Bakersfield, California, has no friends. Her loving adopted parents are her only family. While she knows that her idiosyncratic behavior tends to draw the ridicule of her peers, she is self-confident and hopeful that she can make a fresh start and find friends in her new school. Unfortunately, she gets a perfect score on a state test in an amazingly short time, causing her new teachers to accuse her of cheating, and she is sent to counseling sessions with the ineffectual Dell Duke. There, Willow meets Mai Nguyen and her trouble-making brother, Quang-ha. When Willow's parents are tragically killed and she seems headed to a group home, the Nguyen family takes her in. As she gradually learns to put down roots, she draws together a nurturing community of culturally diverse characters whose interactions with Willow cause each to find the strength to make positive changes in his or her own life. Robin Miles creates a believable cast of characters with appropriate accents and tones, voicing Willow's grief, pain, and eventual hopefulness with great emotion. She brilliantly brings to life Sloan's moving tale (Dial, 2013) of tragedy, resilience, and the power of a loving, supportive community.-MaryAnn Karre, West Middle School, Binghamton, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Twelve-year-old Willow is precocious, shy, and awkward. She finds comfort in counting by sevens and doesn't fit in with the other kids. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Willow must move in with the family of her new friend, Mai Nguyen. Veteran narrator Miles deftly reads this audio edition. She creates a unique voice for Willow, breathing life into the character and drawing readers into the story. Miles's reading is well paced and crisp, and her characterizations are as apt as they are enjoyable. This is an audiobook that will demand repeated listens. Ages 10-up. A Dial hardcover. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.