Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

 *aired the week of August 5, 2024

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a heartwarming tale about family and coping with loss.  Willow Chance is a 12-year-old genius who is mostly concerned with gardens, medical conditions, and middle school until tragedy strikes.  As her world is falling apart, she has to learn to rely on an unlikely group of people to relearn what community and family means when everything seems to go wrong.  This book is perfect for readers of all ages and would be fun for parents and children to read together.