Willow Chance Character Analysis

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Could you imagine your parents dying? Well unfortunately this happened for a girl name Willow Chance, she is a very smart girl even a genius. This event occurred by her parents getting in a car accident, and at first this was really hard for WIllow but she learned how to have different adventures. Luckily she found a place to stay,with her counselor and friend Dell Duke. Eventually 3 more people moved in, Pattie, Mai, and Quang-Ha. Willow learned how to do a lot of new things and even did a lot of activities that she wouldn't have done if she was on her own. Included in the book it says “I want to run too These cool and new activities include running, working out, and planting a huge sunflower garden. This sunflower garden helped Willow with

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