Counting by 7s Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Holly Goldberg Sloan
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
680

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Book Summary

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.

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 hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now.
 
Suddenly Willow’s 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.

“Holly Goldberg Sloan writes about belonging in a way I’ve never quite seen in any other book. This is a gorgeous, funny, and heartwarming novel that I’ll never forget.”—John Corey Whaley, author of Where Things Come Back

"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. Holly Goldberg Sloan has created distinct characters who will stay with you long after you finish the book."—Sharon Creech, Newbery Award-winning author of Walk Two Moons

"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. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
 

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Book Name Counting by 7s
Genre Family & Relationships in Young Adult Fiction
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 1.61 MB

Counting by 7s (Holly Goldberg Sloan) Book Reviews 2024

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I read this when I was eight. My parents had just gotten divorced and this book was my safe place. I loved it and remember it fondly. It is worth your time and money.Ever sense I read it 7 has been my favorite number.

Not a fan in the slightest. This book was seriously lacking in flow, tone, direction and execution. Some of the storytelling techniques of this author did not make sense, and a few were grossly frustrating. The leading lady in this story, Willow, is likable enough, and she has some shining moments in the story, but she is casted in a world that is all about her, about people who have nothing better to do than to focus their lives around her, and a set of parents that only serve as catalysts for sadness. It’s unrealistic and downright dumb. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

Amazing. Oh my gosh! I love this book with all of my heart! The book starts off at a confusing part where police are in the driveway and our main character is with her teacher. The book is just so perfect! I can’t imagine a different version of this book! It’s to perfect!

Love. Love, love, love this book. It made me feel, even though it is opposite of what I teach my students. There is not a lot of descriptive words, but I felt it anyway. I wish I had this book in my wheelhouse two years ago when one of my students lost both his mother and father within six months of each other!

Great!. It was very sad, but I liked it a lot. Totally recommend!

Counting by 7s. Love this book. Fits the description perfectly.

Not my type. So, I get it. Girls are smart. (I should know. I'm also a girl.) But that doesn't mean that people's lives revolve around seven and plants. This is book is pointless. Again I say pointless. The characters are unappealing. It made me uncomfortable, talking about fat people. And the things they talked about, I mean really..

Counting By 7s. This is definetly my favorite book. This book has so much inspiration and can be uplifting for some people.

Attatched. this is Soo good! Many people are saying it's boring and all, but really, it's really suspenseful. You may find Willow's obsessions weird, but at least she isn't obsessed with Internet.

Wow. I loved the different perspective of Willow’s life and how her friends have helped her through it all.

Soleil. Amzing book

Counting by 7's. This book is one of the greatest books i have ever read. I think that it is not only for young adults, but for adults too. This book really shows you emotion. When writing a book you need to connect with your reader. This book really did connect with me. This book will not leave anybodies eyes dry, boy or girl.

Cheeki breeki. Very good, would recommend

Good, but not my type. This book teaches a bunch of important life lessons, and that’s great! But I had a really hard time getting into it and actually enjoying it. It’s still an amazing book, but I didn’t really get the plot or enjoy it.

Counting by 7’s. At first, I thought this was going to be a sad book with no lessons but I thought I’d try to read a sad book anyways. Well I was wrong this book is not just a sad book it’s a life changing book. A girl named willow chance is adopted but all of the sudden her parents die. Through the story her counselor Dell, and her friends and mother kept her safe. However she still trying to find guardians. Not only is this book a lesson to humanity it’s a work of art. I highly recommended. Thank for your time.

Very slow moving book. I know Counting by 7s probably isn't supposed to be an action-packed book, (it wasn't), but it could have a little bit more excitement, or some humor. It was definitely lacking in suspense, humor and a good plot. The characters were not appealing, there was nothing to make me want to keep reading. I was very disappointed with Counting by 7s, and found it rather boring.

To anyone who reads this.... If you don’t like this (or any) book, can you at least tell us why it is “pointless”? Logical people might recognize that if you don’t give reasons for your opinion, you look like a stupid person who goes around writing negative reviews about books without reading them. Another pet peeve of mine is when I read a review that the rating doesn’t reflect. When you write the review without the correct rating, it brings down the average rating of the book itself. I find these two things in reviews very annoying and I am sure others do, too. I just want to know why people don’t think through what the **** they are writing. On another note, I am listening to the audio book and I am very intrigued. If you read the description of the book, it perfectly describes it. The plot is interesting and touching and I am starting to feel more appreciative of what I have, even if it isn’t an extreme amount. Knowing that some people live in cramped garages, it makes me feel like having my own room is a much greater privilege than I previously thought, although my room is a walk-in closet. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone, especially those dealing with loss or some crisis, internal or external. This book is not “pointless” like some people think. I can relate to Willow, Mye, and Guung-Ha. I live in a small apartment, not as cramped as Patty’s home, and I have lost some in my family, and a day has never gone by when I don’t think of them, and I bet Willow feels the same. This book may not be action packed, but is amazing and pretty deep for a children’s book and I think everyone should read it.

Great. I believe the book itself is decent. The character development is very nice but at the same time it feels like there is something missing. After reading it though I started seeing things in a different way and became more greatful about my surroundings. The sudden change between 3rd person and 1st person can become a little confusing at times for some people which is also another reason why I gave this four stars. I liked how they featured translations for some of the Vietnamese in this book, it was very helpful for somebody like me who can’t understand Vietnamese. The ending was slightly disappointing but otherwise go ahead and read it. (The story is great but it’s the writing itself that I’m not a big fan of but otherwise it’s a great book)

Sad and true. OMG! This book is so sad and true. You should totally read it. The main problem is very sad but happy at the same time.

Deserves more than 5 stars.. Best sunshine state book ever. I thought at first it was going to be really stupid, but as the plot unwinds, it seems to get better and better.

Amazing!!!!!!. This is one of my all time favorite books. I wasn't able to stop reading it. I find myself now wanting to read it over and over again, and in a sense it's almost like every time you read it it's different.

adored. I usually start running when I see non fiction but this story caught my eye as u read it the story pulls u in till u can't stop reading I finished it in the mater of hours. It was well written and I would recommend in a heartbeat

So sweet…. One of my new favorite books. Amazing! I suggest this book to anyone.

Beautiful story filled with Life Lessons. Counting by 7s was honestly not the best written book, but the story was really beautiful. It was one of the best and most meaningful books I have ever read. I had to read this for school and to be honest, when i started it, I thought it was going to be awful. But, when the book’s plot started to build, it was a life changing story (about friendship, trust, loyalty, and love.) Again, this story is a gorgeous one, and I would reccomend it to anyone.

Meh. I couldn’t get past like half way through

Soooo Good. This is now one of my favorite books. The characters were amazing and I really liked the different points of view. This is the first book I've read in a while with a good ending. Loved it!!!

Best read. I love this book

Amazing. This book was amazing from the very beginning. Held my interest all the way throw and left me wanting more. I read the whole thing on a cross country plane ride and didn't set it down once.

Pefect. This is the best book ever! It’s my number 1 favorite book. It’s perfect.

Not the complete book. Nothing to do with the book itself. Thought it was the complete book. Waste of money.

Amazing. This book is by far one of the best I've ever read

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I am sad. Pog book but i am sad

Love love loved the book!. I LOVED this book! I read it over seven times!! I 100% recommend this book to anyone and everyone!!!! :D

I just can't get into it. It wasn't bad but for me it was 'meh'. I'm sorry, but this book just moved too slow and I could not get into it. What I mean is that usually when I read a book I get totally sucked into it and I literally CAN'T put it down. This one was different. I could not relate to any if the characters. I felt like the topic of her grief (and NO I am not being insensitive. I really feel bad for people who do have to go through losing their family like that. I just felt like that part was too long) just kept going and going. It wasn't bad but it was not my favorite. I could not really feel connected to Willow or Mai or anyone. Also, some of the plot didn't seem to make much sense. I enjoyed some of it but it did not thrill me.

This is the best book!. This book deserves like 100000 stars!

Extraordinary. It was amazing about what she went through and this all around it the best book I have ever read

Couldn’t put down! 😁😁. Counting by 7’s is by far one of the greatest books ever written. I couldn’t put it down for 2 hours. It may be a bit sad, but it teachers you lessons. GREAT LESSONS. It made me more appreciative of what I have. Some people just live in tiny cramped garages, of which have no privacy whatsoever. And I have a whole room in which I complain that I don’t have enough space. I don’t anymore because of this great book. I am lucky enough to have a whole network of people in my family, unlike Willow Chance. It gave me facts I otherwise wouldn’t have known, like that lady Lemurs are in charge of the pack. I’m adopted myself, and I deal respect to Willow.

Helps. Reading this book took my mind off of what is happening in my life right now, and I can forget somethings that I need to forget and get distracted…….. I suggest reading this book after reading the inside of the cover or the back of the book!! Happy reading!!!😁😁😁😁😁

Loved this so much. Until the end. There could've been so many different lessons to learn from that book, but that wasn't delivered. At the end of it all, the book was a pointless mess.

Awful. THE BOOK IS AWEFUL. DO NOT READ!!!

Counting by 7s. This is one of my favorite books I love it. It has a good story and it made me very great full for my family.

Amazing. This book has so much feeling and depth crammed into it, it’s almost seems impossible.

This is an outstanding piece of literature. Wow. I loved this book very much. I am twelve years old and I found this book very enjoyable. It taught a few life lessons and I was just crying reading it. It is very outstanding and made me want to read it every chance that I got. It was a really outstanding book and just thank you for writing it I give the author a standing ovation. Wow. Thats all I can say is just wow.

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Summary of Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The Counting by 7s book written by Holly Goldberg Sloan was published on 29 August 2013, Thursday in the Family & Relationships in Young Adult Fiction category. A total of 680 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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