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Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spent her childhood living in California, the Netherlands, Istanbul, Washington, DC, and Oregon (where she graduated from high school). She wrote the screenplay for Angels in the Outfield and directed The Big Green, as well as a number of other successful family feature films. The mother of two sons, Holly lives with her husband (the writer/illustrator Gary Rosen) in Santa Monica, California. I'll Be There was her debut novel. Her next book, Counting By 7s, was Amazon's best novel of the year for middle grade. Her book Just Call My Name is a follow up to I'll Be There and takes place several months after the ending of the first novel. Appleblossom the Possum was written by Sloan and
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· 114,802 ratings · 15,331 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors
| Counting by 7s 4.14 avg rating — 82,180 ratings — published 2013 — 60 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author), Meg Wolitzer 4.09 avg rating — 8,983 ratings — published 2019 — 23 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| I'll Be There 3.99 avg rating — 8,911 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Short 3.78 avg rating — 6,248 ratings — published 2017 — 22 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| The Elephant in the Room 4.20 avg rating — 3,103 ratings — published 2021 — 13 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Pieces of Blue 3.68 avg rating — 2,181 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Just Call My Name (I'll Be There, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,647 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author), Gary A. Rosen (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 1,612 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Keeper (Dream Series) 3.69 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars | |
| Counting by 7s really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings | Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars |
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Hollyand2 other peoplelikedSusie Steiner's reviewofPieces of Blue: "I can't wait for this book to come out. One of the benefits of working at a book store is reading advance copies! This is a fast read that is well written, surprising and thougtful. And being that it takes place in Hawaii I think it is a great pick f"Read more of this review » | |
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Hollyand2 other peoplelikedAnne's reviewofPieces of Blue: "I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It is full of family drama, second chance love, and even a mystery. I loved reading the story, not only from the perspective of Lindsey, the main character, but from her three children as well each of their voices was"Read more of this review » | |
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Quotes by Holly Goldberg Sloan (?)
“The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence”
― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
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“When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama.”
― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
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“For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.”
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The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park
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The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan.
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Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
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Amber & Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz (write-in)
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Long Lost by Jacqueline West
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| Book Club/Troubles: Last Name Author Game | 192 | 56 | Nov 09, 2011 12:05PM | |
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| Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #12: Report Points Here | 232 | 229 | Jul 02, 2012 07:04PM | |
The Seasonal Read...:  Fall Challenge 2012: Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC | 2310 | 746 | Dec 28, 2012 03:29PM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Summer Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS) | 2515 | 758 | Aug 31, 2013 09:04PM | |
| Mock Newbery 2025: * Counting by 7s | 31 | 175 | Feb 07, 2014 10:06AM | |
| Literary Hangman ~ Archived | 2155 | 118 | Feb 08, 2014 06:27AM | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2013: Completed Tasks (Do Not Delete Posts) | 2511 | 645 | Feb 28, 2014 09:00PM |
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Holly’s Quotes
“Dora sat on a corner of the spread rug, longing to be assigned some task so she could resent it.”
― Shirley Hazzard, The Transit of Venus
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message 2: by Angie
Sep 21, 2016 05:08PM
Hi Holly, i really like your books! I hope we can be following up on each other, i like your books so much i want to read any new ones, please send a message to me for new books, and just well a message anyway. Goodnight from where i am have a great day or sleep, whichever comes first, -Angie
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message 1: by Angie (last edited Sep 12, 2016 05:48PM)
Sep 12, 2016 05:47PM
Hi Holly,
Thanks for friend me! Love your books have a good night!
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