~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the BEA Buzz Book for Middle Grade - 2013, the Children's Literature Council of Southern California Award for Excellence in Juvenile Fiction - 2014, the North Carolina Young Adult Book Award for Middle School - 2015, and the Anderson Prize for Best Book for 12+ - 2015
Twelve-year-old genius Willow Chance finds it comforting to count by 7s and loves to obsess over plants and diagnosing medical conditions. It's never been easy for her to connect with people other than her adoptive parents, which wasn't really a problem until they are taken in a tragic accident, leaving her alone in a baffling world . . .
Battling with grief while on a journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family, Counting By 7s introduces an extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing young girl who turns tragedy into triumph in an intensely moving middle-grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family.
“A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet (but never cloying) lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.” -- Booklist