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Books with author Willo Davis Roberts

  • Pawns

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Hardcover (Simon Pulse, June 20, 2017)
    Teddi is determined to protect the elderly neighbor who took her in after she lost her parents in this fast-paced mystery from Edgar Award­–winning author Willo Davis Roberts.Teddi has recently been orphaned and she now lives with her kindly, older next door neighbor, Mamie. The times they share and the safety Teddi feels are precious. Then trouble appears in the form of Dora, Mamie’s daughter-in-law. Not only did Mamie not know that Dora was expecting a baby, she didn’t even know that her recently dead son had been married. Something seems out of sync and Teddi is determined to find out why.
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  • What Are We Going to Do About David?

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Paperback (Aladdin, June 7, 2012)
    Upset that his parents do not seem to pay any attention to him or care about him, eleven-year-old David becomes even more worried when they deposit him for the summer with a grandmother he hardly knows so that they can go about their own busy lives.
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  • The Pet-Sitting Peril

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Paperback (Aladdin, Oct. 31, 1990)
    Pet-sitter Nick finds himself up to his ears in dogs, cats, and danger in this thrilling mystery from three-time Edgar Award–winning author Willo Davis Roberts.Nick is excited to earn money by pet-sitting for the residents of the Hillside Apartments. What could be easier than feeding cats and walking dogs?But he wasn’t expecting an Airedale twice his size or a hissing, sharp-clawed cat named Eloise. And he’s definitely not prepared for the strange happenings at the apartment building: light bulbs that mysteriously burn out, gasoline stored near flammable materials, and two small fires.Can Nick figure out what’s really going on before it’s too late?
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  • The girl with the silver eyes

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 16, 1985)
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  • Girl with Silver Eyes

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Paperback (Scholastic, Jan. 15, 1987)
    The Girl with Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts Winner of the California Young Reader Medal - Scholastic
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  • What Could Go Wrong?

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Hardcover (Atheneum, March 31, 1989)
    During a frightening trip spent in airplanes and airports between Seattle and San Francisco, eleven-year-old Gracie and her two cousins Charlie and Eddie get involved with sinister characters, identical flight bags, and an assault on an innocent old lady.
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  • The View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Paperback (Aladdin, July 6, 1819)
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  • The Kidnappers: A Mystery

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Hardcover (Atheneum, March 1, 1998)
    When Joey becomes the sole witness to Willie's kidnapping, no one believes him when he speaks about what he has seen, but when he finally convinces others that he is not lying, Joey quickly finds himself in great danger.
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  • Pawns

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Nov. 1, 1998)
    Teddi and her foster mother Mamie find comfort in each other's company after their recent losses, but when a pregnant girl arrives claiming her baby is Mamie's grandchild, they all must look beyond what they want to see to find the truth.
  • Twisted Summer

    Roberts Willo Davis

    Paperback (Aladdin Paperbacks, Aug. 16, 1998)
    Cici is devastated when she learns that her friend, Brody, is being considered the prime suspect in the murder of a young girl in town and begins her own search to find the real murderer, in investigation that put her in danger.
  • Buddy Is a Stupid Name for a Girl

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Hardcover (Atheneum, March 1, 2001)
    When her father vanishes, Amy Kate--also known as Buddy--is forced to live with relatives she barely knows and soon learns that her nickname is not the only weird thing in her family as she, along with her cousin and grandfather, attempts to solve the secrets of her family.
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