Counting by 7s

Although I am not going anywhere exciting for spring break, I have been looking forward to reading a stack of books that have been sitting on my coffee table for a few weeks (oh, and parking downtown wherever I want!). I started with Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan.  In the first chapter of this powerful book, Willow loses her adoptive parents in a car crash. She has no family and very few friends and is taken in by a Vietnamese family she had recently met at her school counselor's office. I think this book is very well written.  Willow is an extremely gifted teen, and we get a very close look at what goes on inside her head. I like this about the book because her brain works in a very different way than mine.

I will say, I was disappointed in the last few chapters.  I thought the ending was a little too tidy. I don't want to say too much more about that, but if you read the book, I would love your opinion. Happy spring break!