Holly Goldberg Sloan
Auteur de Counting by 7s
A propos de l'auteur
Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended college at Wellesley in Massachusetts. After graduating, she worked in commercial advertising as a production assistant, then a script supervisor, a producer, and finally as a commercial director. She also writes screenplays. She afficher plus sold her first screenplay at the age of twenty-four to Paramount Pictures. Her screenplays include Made in America, Collision Course: The Crocodile Hunter Movie, Angels in the Outfield, and The Big Green, which she also directed. She has written several books including I'll Be There, Keeper, and Counting By 7s. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Holly Goldberg Sloan
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- Date de naissance
- 1958
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Netherlands
Istanbul, Turkey
Washington, D.C., USA
Oregon, USA
Santa Monica, California, USA - Études
- Wellesley College
- Professions
- screenwriter
producer
director
novelist
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This was a beautiful story; I loved the ending, it was the perfect ending for everyone. This story made me feel all the emotions and I cannot wait to read more of Holly Goldberg Sloan's work in the future.
This was a great little book. Pulled me right in from the beginning. I was a little worried around chapter 6 or 7 that I was starting to really dislike the main character, but it got much better around chapter 13 again. I'd consider reading this book aloud to my class, but it's a bit longer than the usual book.
This book is about a girl who is born "gifted" but faces many difficulties in her own life and must be resilient. This book is touching, emotional, and wonderfully crafted while it deals with labels in the classroom, struggles, and resilience.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 4,774
- Popularité
- #5,262
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 313
- ISBN
- 184
- Langues
- 12
- Favoris
- 1
Story:
What I liked about the book:
✔ This was a very fast-paced read, despite its choppy writing style. I didn’t feel the 380 pages at all. It was easy to complete this within a day.
✔ The start is a bit challenging as the narrative goes on jumping from topic to topic, and also from person to person. (Reminded me of every single conversation with my kids where we begin with one topic and end up with a totally different topic after a few minutes.) But once I got used to this writing pattern, I began enjoying the quick jumps across perspectives. It was challenging, but it added to my fun.
✔ Most of the secondary characters are outstanding. Willow’s Vietnamese friend Mai and her brother Quang-ha, and Willow’s counsellor Dell Duke have impactful characters that make a mark. Dell’s journey was the most interesting for me.
✔ There’s a lot of subtle humour in the book which adds a touch of levity to the dark themes of grief and adjustment.
✔ Willow’s character seems to be on the autism spectrum, though the book doesn’t make any mention of this. Her struggles to converse normally, to adapt to the upending of her routine life after her parents’ sudden deaths, to fit into the new pattern and to let go of her grief were all very touching to me. I loved her character’s name: Willow Chance. Willow is as multi-talented, strong, and adjustable as the tree she's named after. Moreover, as per Chinese symbolism, the willow tree symbolizes the sorrow of parting and also the celebration of new life. This idea also suits Willow’s character perfectly.
✔ There are so many beautiful lines in the book that connected very strongly with my heart and mind. Here are some favourites:
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