Counting by 7's

Wow! The Newbery committee is going to have a hard time this year if their reading choices have been the same as mine! One I finished in a few days last week was Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan. The main character, Willow, grabbed me from the first chapter with her scientific views of the world around her. By the time she began to tell me her views on school, I was completely smitten with her! This book takes readers on the emotional trek with Willow as she endures the loss of loved ones and discovers her new normal. There is great humor, point of view, and I don't think readers will have a choice but to become attached to Willow and the cast of honest and slightly strange characters.