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Willo Davis Roberts (1928–2004)

Autor(a) de The Girl with the Silver Eyes

91+ Works 4,656 Membros 76 Críticas 4 Favorited

About the Author

Author Willo Davis Roberts was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 29, 1928. Her first novel, Murder at Grand Bay, was published in 1955. The View from the Cherry Tree was originally meant to be an adult novel, but was then sold as a children's book; it was published in 1975 and started her mostrar mais career as a children's mystery writer. Roberts wrote a total of ninety-nine children and adult books during her lifetime and won numerous awards including the Mark Twain award for The Girl with the Silver Eyes (1980) and Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (1985) and the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Megan's Island (1988), The Absolutely True Story of My Visit to Yellowstone with the Terrible Rupes (1994), and Twisted Summer (1996). She died on November 19, 2004 from congestive heart failure. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por Willo Davis Roberts

The Girl with the Silver Eyes (1980) 1,172 exemplares
Megan's Island (1988) 333 exemplares
The View From the Cherry Tree (1975) 329 exemplares
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (1985) 277 exemplares
The One Left Behind (2006) 249 exemplares
Hostage (1846) 197 exemplares
Twisted Summer (1996) 184 exemplares
Don't Hurt Laurie! (1977) 161 exemplares
Rebel (2003) 151 exemplares
The Absolutely True Story... (1994) 130 exemplares
Scared Stiff (1991) 124 exemplares
Buddy Is A Stupid Name for a Girl (2001) 113 exemplares
The Kidnappers : A Mystery (1998) 106 exemplares
Undercurrents (2002) 93 exemplares
Caroline (1984) 87 exemplares
The Pet-Sitting Peril (1656) 70 exemplares
What Could Go Wrong? (1989) 66 exemplares
Victoria (1985) 57 exemplares
Sugar Isn't Everything (1987) 57 exemplares
Elizabeth (1984) 55 exemplares
Nightmare (1989) 50 exemplares
Pawns (1998) 49 exemplares
Eddie and the fairy godpuppy (1984) 42 exemplares
Jo and the Bandit (1992) 35 exemplares
The Magic Book (1986) 28 exemplares
To Share a Dream (1986) 28 exemplares
To Grandmother's House We Go (1990) 27 exemplares
Blood on His Hands (2004) 26 exemplares
The Minden Curse (1978) 22 exemplares
Secrets At Hidden Valley (1997) 22 exemplares
No Monsters in the Closet (1983) 21 exemplares
The Terror Trap (1971) 17 exemplares
Inherit the Darkness (1972) 15 exemplares
The House at Fern Canyon (1970) 14 exemplares
Caught! (1994) 14 exemplares
More Minden Curses (1980) 13 exemplares
Didn't Anybody Know My Wife? (1900) 11 exemplares
The Old House (2016) 10 exemplares
Dark Secrets (1991) 9 exemplares
House of Fear (1983) 9 exemplares
Invitation to Evil (1970) 9 exemplares
Sing a Dark Song (1970) 8 exemplares
The Ghosts of Harrel (1971) 8 exemplares
Expendable (1976) 8 exemplares
Destiny's Women (1980) 7 exemplares
The Waiting Darkness (1970) 7 exemplares
Surviving Summer Vacation (2015) 6 exemplares
Shadow of a Past Love (1970) 6 exemplares
Devil Boy (1970) 5 exemplares
White Jade (1975) 4 exemplares
Shroud of Fog (1970) 4 exemplares
King's Pawn (1971) 4 exemplares
The Jaubert Ring (1976) 4 exemplares
The Face of Danger 4 exemplares
Return to Darkness (1969) 3 exemplares
Act of fear (1977) 3 exemplares
The Annalise Experiment (1985) 3 exemplares
The Nurses (1972) 3 exemplares
Days of Valor (1983) 3 exemplares
The Search for Willie (1980) 3 exemplares
The Devils Double (1979) 3 exemplares
The Tarot Spell (1970) 2 exemplares
The Girl Who Wasn't There (1957) 2 exemplares
Cape of Black Sands (1977) 2 exemplares
The Hellfire Heritage (1979) 2 exemplares
Madawaska (1988) 2 exemplares
The Face At the Window (1981) 2 exemplares
Dangerous Legacy (1972) 1 exemplar
The Gates of Montrain (1971) 1 exemplar
Der Zeuge im Kirschbaum (1987) 1 exemplar
The Watchers 1 exemplar
The Sniper (1984) 1 exemplar
House of Impostors (1977) 1 exemplar
Once A Nurse 1 exemplar
Nurse in Danger 1 exemplar
The Gallant Spirit (1982) 1 exemplar
Conquerors From the Darkness (1965) 1 exemplar
A Long Time to Hate (1983) 1 exemplar

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Nome legal
Roberts, Willo Louise Davis
Data de nascimento
1928-05-29
Data de falecimento
2004-11-19
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Locais de residência
Granite Falls, Washington, USA

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Willo Davis Roberts wrote many books for adults and children during her long and illustrious career. Three of her children's books won Edgar Awards, while others received great reviews and other accolades. Her hundredth book for children is The One Left Behind.

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Kidlet contemporary scifi!

I was gifted this by a friend who really liked this when they were younger. I made a joke about Matilda at the time, but this predates it re: precocious girls who have telekinetic abilities. The story is dated in some ways (using a phonebook to find someone? The across the hall neighbor considers astronauts as a thing that were science fiction twenty years prior?) but the feelings of being alone and wanting to find others like you are timeless, as is suddenly living with an estranged parent.

I have some questions about the world the story takes place in that aren't addressed, but that's what imagination is for I suppose (and would a ten year old be super curious about Big Pharma?) Anyway, good elementary level science fiction.
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Daumari | 26 outras críticas | Dec 28, 2023 |
A Classic Worth Revisiting

I read this for the first time nearly 30 years ago, when I was just a bit younger than Katie's age of 9. Its not overly invested in explaining why Katie is as she is, its more interested in showing us about how she relates to world around her.

In that way I can see how some folk have revisited this within the scope of Roberts exploring autism. Much like the X-Men were stand ins for everything from racial tensions to being gay, Katie's struggles with adapting to the world at large make her relatable on multiple levels.

She's gifted, quiet, precocious and emotionally detached (at least, against how other kids are). She draws comfort from reading, and wonders why exactly others find her disturbing. Including her mother, who she hasn't seen for six years (at least not regularly).

The first time I read this was also the first time I stayed awake all night reading. I barely noticed the time I was so absorbed in finding out of Katie would resolve the mystery of who she is.

Some of it is dated - there was no modernizing this as new editions released. Discussions about long distance telephone charges, having to use multiple maps to figure out where something was, and a phone book to find a person is all...well...a thing of the past. Certainly folk still use maps or phone books, but they would not be the first thing a kid Katie's age would suggest.

Left largely unexplored is Katie's father, Joe. He appears to be an adventurer some kind, as Katie mentions he was sometimes in Montana and sometimes in Texas. Maybe a salesman? Its left pretty vague other than "he was always on the move".
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lexilewords | 26 outras críticas | Dec 28, 2023 |
This book will always have a special place in my heart because it is one of the first chapter books I remember reading. It is a simple story about a girl with telekinetic powers who is trying to find her place in the world. Not overly complex, but relatable enough for those who feel like an outsider.
 
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rosaroxxie | 26 outras críticas | Aug 17, 2022 |
i just suddenly, today, remembered the name of this book. this is the book that taught me what death is. none of the editions on here had the really fucked up cover that my library's edition had:



absolute shivers.
 
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J.Flux | 7 outras críticas | Aug 13, 2022 |

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Membros
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Popularidade
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Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
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ISBN
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