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Holly Goldberg Sloan

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Born

in Michigan, The United States

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http://hollygoldbergsloan.com/

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Contemporary

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September 2011

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 105,014 ratings · 14,385 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Counting by 7s 4.15 avg rating — 76,503 ratings — published 2013 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'll Be There really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,675 ratings — published 2011 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author), Meg Wolitzer 4.10 avg rating — 8,405 ratings — published 2019 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short 3.79 avg rating — 5,953 ratings — published 2017 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elephant in the Room 4.16 avg rating — 2,259 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Call My Name (I'll Be There, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 1,570 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Appleblossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Goodreads Author), Gary A. Rosen (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieces of Blue 3.83 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeper - Touchdown Edition (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 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scobre Press GoReader Keeper - Home Run Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Holly and 3 other people liked Susie Steiner's review of Pieces 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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Holly and 113 other people liked Elyse Walters's review of Pieces of Blue: "4.5 rating….. …..I’ve got that glowing satisfying, feeling that one often gets after reading a novel that we thoroughly enjoyed!!! From Portland to Hawaii, a single mother, with her three kids start a new life in the run-down motel that Mom bought. G" Read more of this review »
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Holly and 3 other people liked Anne's review of Pieces 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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“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.”
― Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

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Polls

It's our coming-in-second poll! The books included in this months poll were ranked highly in our monthly polls but lost by a few votes. It's time to give them another look.

What book should we read in October?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2022 Newbery contender and already published.

Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh

21 votes 15.8%

Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

19 votes 14.3%

Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz

18 votes 13.5%

Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

16 votes 12.0%

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

15 votes 11.3%

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

14 votes 10.5%

The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

7 votes 5.3%

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (write-in)

6 votes 4.5%

Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan (write-in)

4 votes 3.0%

Amber & Clay (write-in)

3 votes 2.3%

Finding Junie Kim (write-in)

2 votes 1.5%

Amber and Clay (write-in)

2 votes 1.5%

The Elephant in the Room (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Rescue is my choice. I’ve read The Elephant in the Room and very enjoyed it! (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Rescue is my vote. I have read Amber and Clay and really loved it,. (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Finding Julie kim (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Just Like That (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

The Sea in Winter (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Unsettled by Reem Faruqi (write-in)

0 votes 0.0%

Room to Dream (write-in)

0 votes 0.0%

133 total votes

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