Beehive Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
An intensely moving story of being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her parents, but that hasn't kept her from leading a quietly happy life ... until now.
Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable family is a joy and a revelation to read.
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her parents, but that hasn't kept her from leading a quietly happy life ... until now.
Suddenly Willow's world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable family is a joy and a revelation to read.
Awards
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2016 · Tween · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2016 · Junior Book · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2016 · Teen · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2016 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2016 · Middle School · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2016 · Junior/Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Bluebonnet Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2015 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2015 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2015 · Middle School · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Mark Twain Readers Award
2015 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's Book · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Junior Book · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · Middle School · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2014 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2014 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2014 · Middle Readers · Honor Book
Great Stone Face Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Junior Library Guild
2014 · Selection
Junior Library Guild
2013 · Selection
