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Signpost In Counting By 7's By Holly Sloan

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In Counting by 7’s by Holly Sloan there was an example of again and again throughout the book. Here is what happens that shows this signpost. Pattie Nguyen repeatedly said that everything that her family and Willow Chance are doing is temporary. I think that this keeps happening again and again because Pattie does not want to get her children’s hopes up about Willow staying with them permanently. This signpost is shown in real life when parents move their children to a new school and they tell them it’s temporary because they miss their friends from their old school. In Counting by 7’s by Holly Sloan there was an example of memory moment on page 17. Here is what happens that shows this signpost. Willow remembered how she has always been different.This may be important because it shows that she has always thought a different way, ever since she answered questions differently than everyone else in kindergarten. Also that she has a more intelligent way of thinking. This signpost is shown in real life when adults remember the moment they realize what …show more content…

Here is what happens that shows this theme. Willow Chance a twelve year old girl had to overcome the sudden loss of both her parents, she had a hard time dealing, but with the help of Mai, Pattie, Dell Duke, and even Quang-Ha she was able to persevere. Mai and Quang-Ha had lived in a garage for several years because they never had enough money to live in a real home, despite that they made the best of it. Willow Chance persevered when her teachers thought she had cheated on a test she got a perfect score despite the fact that she knew she didn’t cheat. This theme is shown in real life when friends help someone cope with the death of a loved one and you persevere and go back to living your life normally. Rising up when things get hard against all odds is the greatest thing someone can

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