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Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Episode Summary

Willow Chance tends to stand out among other twelve-year-old girls her age. She’s a genius who loves nature, diagnosing medical conditions, and finds comfort in counting by 7s. All is well in Willow’s life, but everything changes when she loses her parents in a tragic car crash. Though her world has been turned upside down, Willow stays strong, and goes on a journey to find the surrogate family that’s meant for her.

Episode Notes

Enjoy our presentation of Counting by 7s written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and published by Penguin Young Readers Group. Willow Chance tends to stand out among other twelve-year-old girls her age. She’s a genius who loves nature, diagnosing medical conditions, and finds comfort in counting by 7s. All is well in Willow’s life, but everything changes when she loses her parents in a tragic car crash. Though her world has been turned upside down, Willow stays strong, and goes on a journey to find the surrogate family that’s meant for her.

Counting by 7s is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Countingby7s_Reviews

This title is available in eBook and audiobook formats on Libby by Overdrive, and as an audiobook on Hoopla. 

Libby Ebook - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_LibbyEbook
Libby Audio - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_LibbyAudio
Hoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/CountingBy7s_HooplaAudio

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340