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Counting By Holly Goldberg Sloan

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Counting by 7’s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan, is the astounding story of shy and reserved genius, Willow Chance, _______. Suddenly, her life is flipped upside down when her adoptive parents die in a car crash. With no where else to go, she turns to the Nguyen’s, a Vietnamese family she didn’t know until now. With further help from her school counselor, Dell Duke and taxi driver, Jairo Hernandez, Willow begins to move past her tragedy. In the end, Willow overcomes her grief and finds a family of her own. Not only had her friends changed her life, but she had changed theirs. I would recommend this outstanding book to anyone looking for a good
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