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Willo Davis Roberts (1928–2004)

Autor de The Girl with the Silver Eyes

91+ Obras 4,665 Miembros 76 Reseñas 4 Preferidas

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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 más 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 de Willo Davis Roberts

The Girl with the Silver Eyes (1980) 1,175 copias
Megan's Island (1988) 334 copias
The One Left Behind (2006) 250 copias
Hostage (1846) 197 copias
Twisted Summer (1996) 184 copias
Don't Hurt Laurie! (1977) 161 copias
Rebel (2003) 151 copias
The Absolutely True Story... (1994) 129 copias
Scared Stiff (1991) 125 copias
The Kidnappers : A Mystery (1998) 106 copias
Undercurrents (2002) 93 copias
Caroline (1984) 87 copias
The Pet-Sitting Peril (1656) 70 copias
What Could Go Wrong? (1989) 65 copias
Victoria (1985) 57 copias
Sugar Isn't Everything (1987) 57 copias
Elizabeth (1984) 55 copias
Pawns (1998) 51 copias
Nightmare (1989) 50 copias
Jo and the Bandit (1992) 35 copias
To Share a Dream (1986) 28 copias
The Magic Book (1986) 28 copias
Blood on His Hands (2004) 26 copias
Secrets At Hidden Valley (1997) 22 copias
The Minden Curse (1978) 22 copias
No Monsters in the Closet (1983) 21 copias
The Terror Trap (1971) 18 copias
Inherit the Darkness (1972) 15 copias
The House at Fern Canyon (1970) 14 copias
Caught! (1994) 14 copias
More Minden Curses (1980) 13 copias
The Old House (2016) 10 copias
Invitation to Evil (1970) 9 copias
The Ghosts of Harrel (1971) 9 copias
House of Fear (1983) 9 copias
Dark Secrets (1991) 9 copias
Expendable (1976) 8 copias
Sing a Dark Song (1970) 8 copias
Destiny's Women (1980) 7 copias
The Waiting Darkness (1970) 7 copias
Surviving Summer Vacation (2015) 6 copias
Shadow of a Past Love (1970) 6 copias
Devil Boy (1970) 5 copias
White Jade (1975) 4 copias
Shroud of Fog (1970) 4 copias
King's Pawn (1971) 4 copias
The Jaubert Ring (1976) 4 copias
Return to Darkness (1969) 3 copias
Act of fear (1977) 3 copias
The Annalise Experiment (1985) 3 copias
The Nurses (1972) 3 copias
Days of Valor (1983) 3 copias
The Search for Willie (1980) 3 copias
The Devils Double (1979) 3 copias
The Tarot Spell (1970) 2 copias
The Girl Who Wasn't There (1957) 2 copias
Cape of Black Sands (1977) 2 copias
The Hellfire Heritage (1979) 2 copias
Madawaska (1988) 2 copias
The Face At the Window (1981) 2 copias
Dangerous Legacy (1972) 1 copia
The Gates of Montrain (1971) 1 copia
Der Zeuge im Kirschbaum (1987) 1 copia
The Watchers 1 copia
The Sniper (1984) 1 copia
House of Impostors (1977) 1 copia
Once A Nurse 1 copia
The Gallant Spirit (1982) 1 copia
A Long Time to Hate (1983) 1 copia

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Nombre legal
Roberts, Willo Louise Davis
Fecha de nacimiento
1928-05-29
Fecha de fallecimiento
2004-11-19
Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Lugares de residencia
Granite Falls, Washington, USA
Biografía breve
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 reseñas más. | 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 reseñas más. | 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 reseñas más. | 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 reseñas más. | Aug 13, 2022 |

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