She died on Novemfrom congestive heart failure. 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). 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 career as a children's mystery writer. Her first novel, Murder at Grand Bay, was published in 1955. Rob admits having seen a murder, but no one believes him-except the murderer.Īuthor Willo Davis Roberts was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 29, 1928. Binding:PAP Vendor: Simon & Schuster Subject:Children: Grades 4-6.
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