Counting By 7s

"Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate... (more)

"Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident" -- (less)

Willow is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to c... (more)

Willow is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by sevens. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents. Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. (less)