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Willo Davis Roberts (1928–2004)

Auteur de The Girl with the Silver Eyes

91+ oeuvres 4,664 utilisateurs 76 critiques 4 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins

Œuvres de Willo Davis Roberts

The Girl with the Silver Eyes (1980) 1,174 exemplaires
Megan's Island (1988) 334 exemplaires
The View From the Cherry Tree (1975) 329 exemplaires
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (1985) 277 exemplaires
The One Left Behind (2006) 250 exemplaires
Hostage (1846) 197 exemplaires
Twisted Summer (1996) 184 exemplaires
Don't Hurt Laurie! (1977) 161 exemplaires
Rebel (2003) 151 exemplaires
The Absolutely True Story... (1994) 129 exemplaires
Scared Stiff (1991) 125 exemplaires
Buddy Is A Stupid Name for a Girl (2001) 114 exemplaires
The Kidnappers : A Mystery (1998) 106 exemplaires
Undercurrents (2002) 93 exemplaires
Caroline (1984) 87 exemplaires
The Pet-Sitting Peril (1656) 70 exemplaires
What Could Go Wrong? (1989) 65 exemplaires
Victoria (1985) 57 exemplaires
Sugar Isn't Everything (1987) 57 exemplaires
Elizabeth (1984) 55 exemplaires
Pawns (1998) 51 exemplaires
Nightmare (1989) 50 exemplaires
Eddie and the fairy godpuppy (1984) 42 exemplaires
Jo and the Bandit (1992) 35 exemplaires
To Share a Dream (1986) 28 exemplaires
The Magic Book (1986) 28 exemplaires
To Grandmother's House We Go (1990) 27 exemplaires
Blood on His Hands (2004) 26 exemplaires
Secrets At Hidden Valley (1997) 22 exemplaires
The Minden Curse (1978) 22 exemplaires
No Monsters in the Closet (1983) 21 exemplaires
The Terror Trap (1971) 18 exemplaires
Inherit the Darkness (1972) 15 exemplaires
The House at Fern Canyon (1970) 14 exemplaires
Caught! (1994) 14 exemplaires
More Minden Curses (1980) 13 exemplaires
Didn't Anybody Know My Wife? (1900) 11 exemplaires
The Old House (2016) 10 exemplaires
Invitation to Evil (1970) 9 exemplaires
The Ghosts of Harrel (1971) 9 exemplaires
House of Fear (1983) 9 exemplaires
Dark Secrets (1991) 9 exemplaires
Expendable (1976) 8 exemplaires
Sing a Dark Song (1970) 8 exemplaires
Destiny's Women (1980) 7 exemplaires
The Waiting Darkness (1970) 7 exemplaires
Surviving Summer Vacation (2015) 6 exemplaires
Shadow of a Past Love (1970) 6 exemplaires
Devil Boy (1970) 5 exemplaires
White Jade (1975) 4 exemplaires
Shroud of Fog (1970) 4 exemplaires
King's Pawn (1971) 4 exemplaires
The Jaubert Ring (1976) 4 exemplaires
The Face of Danger 4 exemplaires
Return to Darkness (1969) 3 exemplaires
Act of fear (1977) 3 exemplaires
The Annalise Experiment (1985) 3 exemplaires
The Nurses (1972) 3 exemplaires
Days of Valor (1983) 3 exemplaires
The Search for Willie (1980) 3 exemplaires
The Devils Double (1979) 3 exemplaires
The Tarot Spell (1970) 2 exemplaires
The Girl Who Wasn't There (1957) 2 exemplaires
Cape of Black Sands (1977) 2 exemplaires
The Hellfire Heritage (1979) 2 exemplaires
Madawaska (1988) 2 exemplaires
The Face At the Window (1981) 2 exemplaires
Nurse at mystery villa 2 exemplaires
Dangerous Legacy (1972) 1 exemplaire
The Gates of Montrain (1971) 1 exemplaire
Il maniero sul mare 1 exemplaire
Der Zeuge im Kirschbaum (1987) 1 exemplaire
Strijd van een arts 1 exemplaire
Murder at Grand Bay 1 exemplaire
The Watchers 1 exemplaire
The Sniper (1984) 1 exemplaire
House of Impostors (1977) 1 exemplaire
Once A Nurse 1 exemplaire
Nurse in Danger 1 exemplaire
Nurse Kay's Conquest 1 exemplaire
The Gallant Spirit (1982) 1 exemplaire
Conquerors From the Darkness (1965) 1 exemplaire
A Long Time to Hate (1983) 1 exemplaire

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Nom légal
Roberts, Willo Louise Davis
Date de naissance
1928-05-29
Date de décès
2004-11-19
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Lieux de résidence
Granite Falls, Washington, USA
Courte biographie
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 autres critiques | 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 autres critiques | 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 autres critiques | 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 autres critiques | Aug 13, 2022 |

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