I recently read Counting by Sevens before giving it to my nieces
and was delighted by it. It is a mid-grades book, 8-13 year olds.
It's about a 12-year old girl who has a host of terrible and awkward
things happen to her. You come to understand that she has lost her
parents, although this is not the gist of the story. She realizes that
she is different in many ways, but it is her differences and her
adherence to her true self that causes her life to change (for the
better), as well as the lives of all those she interacts with.
She has always "counted by sevens" (among other
Asperger-like behaviors) to cope with her disadvantages. She is
extremely smart, maybe gifted, and sometimes a bit set in her ways. And
her life is turned upside down when she is adopted and the family is
forced to move elsewhere. How she copes with this, and how she
tolerates the quirks of the adults and kids around her, is what makes
you like and admire her. And everyone gains and is happier in the end.
Happy endings -- who wouldn't love it!
--Judy S.
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