• Books,  Disability,  Neurodivergence

    Counting by 7’s

    TW/CW: death of parents Counting by 7’s is about a young girl, Willow, an adopted child who has very strong special interests in both plants and medical conditions and has almost always been by herself; but she doesn’t mind as long as she has her parents and her garden. When Willow’s parents die in a car crash and she’s taken in by a multiethnic family, Willow wonders if her life will ever be the same again. This was such a great book!  While it’s not explicitly said, Willow is definitely autistic and she was such a great character; my heart broke at what she had to go through.  I loved…