June 2021 Book of the Month: Counting by 7s

Willow Chance didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to her parents. The old her would have loved to look forward to having gone into that hospital but the new her had seen all the suffering and decided it was not worth it. Willow Chance is a 12 year old girl, with what people call “exceptional academic skills” but when her parents are suddenly dead, she has no option but to move on. Will her roots only ever be temporary or will she ever be able to set them down permanently?

“This book made me want to cry. Truly, I never really cry when reading books but this one was different. Holly Goldberg Sloan has perfectly captured the struggles of life through this book. ”