Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan Flashcards
setting- Counting by 7s
Bakersfield, California – high desert
What place in the story does Willow Chance have
main character, 12 year old girl, adopted, genius, quirky and socially awkward; deep interest in plants and medical conditions; wears a gardening uniform everywhere
What is Willow’s gardening uniform
tan pants with built-in knee pads, khaki shirt, lace-up leather work boots, red hat for sun protection
Who is Dell (Delwood) Duke
counselor for the school district in Bakersfield, CA; lives alone in apartment at The Gardens of Glenwood; counsels Willow and Quang-ha; cat named Cheddar
Nguyen family
Pattie (Dung) mother, Mai – sister, Quang-ha –brother; Vietnamese family who befriends Willow and eventually takes in Willow after her parents die in a car accident
What is Happy Polish Salon
nail salon owned by Pattie Nguyen
How does the Nguyen family home develop through the book?
starts out in the garage behind Happy Polish; they move to Dell’s The Gardens of Glenwood apartment after Willow comes to live with them
Who are Roberta & Jimmy Chance
Willow’s parents
Jairo Hernandez
taxi driver who becomes friends with and helps Willow; He’s convinced Willow is his angel because she told him to have a doctor look at the mole on his neck and the mole was cancerous – saved his life.
Reason why Willow was sent to the principal’s office.
Because Willow scored 100% on a test, her teacher accused her of cheating and sent her to the principal. Willow had to start behavioral counseling with Dell Duke after her trip to the office.
Significance of red
Patty’s favorite color because she believes it is lucky/ red is chinese lucky color
plot summary- Counting by 7s
Twelve-year-old Willow Chase lived with her adoptive parents in Bakersfield, California. There in the midst of the high desert, she grew a garden in her backyard, her sanctuary. She was excited about starting a new school, hoping this time she might fit in, might find a friend. Willow had been identified in preschool as highly gifted, most of the time causing confusion and feelings of ineptness in her teachers. Now at her new school she is accused of cheating because no one has ever finished the state proficiency test in just 17 minutes, let alone gotten a perfect score. Her reward is behavioral counseling with Dell Duke, an ineffectual counselor with organizational, social, and financial issues of his own. She does make a friend when Mai Nguyen brings her brother, Quang-ha, to his appointment, and their lives begin to intertwine when Willow’s parents are killed in an auto accident. For the second time in her life she is an orphan, forced to find a “new normal.” She is taken in temporarily by Mai’s mother, who must stay ahead of Social Services. While Willow sees herself as just an observer, trying to figure out the social norms of regular family life, she is actually a catalyst for change, bringing together unsuspecting people and changing their lives forever.
The main character in this book wore a garden outfit the first day of school.
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The main character in this book was interested in the topics of medical conditions and plants.
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The main character in the book’s parents were hit by a car on the way to the hospital by a hospital van
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
