Willow Chance has 3 major obsessions: the number 7, medical conditions, and plants. She was born on the 7th day of the 7th month and her new parents drove 257 miles to pick her up. She visits the local shopping mall and keeps field notes and diagnostic flashcards of the diseases she finds there. She loves plants and nature and insists that we pay attention always as they communicate what it means to be alive. Her impressive garden is her sanctuary. When Willow's parents are killed in a car accident, her life is radically changed. She loses herself for awhile, but her mutant counselor, a Vietnamese family, a taxi driver, and her own gumption resurrect her spirit and show that determined, hard-working, strong-willed people can accomplish miracles.
"All reality is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair."
"It's possible that all labels are curses, unless they are on cleaning products...It's not a really great idea to see a person as one thing. Each person has lots of ingredients to make them into what is always a one-of-a-kind creation. We are all imperfect genetic stews."
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