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“So she’s a mystic autistic?”

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

July 30, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith 5 Comments

That title is the question my fiancee posed to me when I ranted to her about this book. Honestly, I’d say she’s not necessarily wrong. Although Willow is never confirmed to be autistic, probably in large part due to her family situation being so everchanging and her school counselor being an abject failure, she clearly is, and the book seems to just be her, through some voodoo magic, causing drastic shifts in the lives of everybody she comes into contact with. Like she just exists […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: autism, Counting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan, House Rules, Jodi Picoult

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: autism, Counting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan, House Rules, Jodi Picoult ·
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Different, Not Less

July 18, 2015 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

… in my opinion, it’s not really a great idea to see people as one thing. Every person has lots of ingredients to make them into what is always a one-of-a-kind creation. We are all imperfect genetic stews. Willow Chance is 12 years old, a “person of color” adopted in infancy by two very white parents, and a genius. She seems to possess savant-like qualities that allow her to remember enormous amounts of information, understand concepts beyond her years, and pick up new languages easily. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: adoption, CBR7, Counting by 7s, ElCicco, Fiction, foster care, Holly Goldberg Sloan, ReadWomen, Young Adult

ElCicco's CBR7 Review No:33 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: adoption, CBR7, Counting by 7s, ElCicco, Fiction, foster care, Holly Goldberg Sloan, ReadWomen, Young Adult ·
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