The Girl with the Silver Eyes

by Willo Davis Roberts

Book Overview

"There's something strange about that kid." At least that's what everyone says, but they don't know the truth. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, this classic novel continues to enthrall.Katie Welker is used to being alone. She would rather read a book than deal with other people. Other people don't have silver eyes. Other people can't make things happen just by thinking about them But these special powers make Katie unusual, and it's hard to make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442421703
• ISBN13: 9781442421707
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Still have a love for this book

Came across this when I was 10 or 11. Loved it then. Then in my 20's I searched out a used copy to read it again. I'm in my 40's now and hold that copy near and dear to my heart.

Childhood Favorite

I read this book about ten times when I was in the 3rd grade (although I think this is more of a 5th-6th grade level book). I am now a 23 year old college student studying to be a librarian. This book has stayed in my mind throughout my entire life. It influenced me a lot. It's very relatable to children, especially to those who have had trouble fitting in one way or another. I was a real bookworm growing up and got picked on a lot. This book was my escape, which is why I'm buying it again as an adult. :)

Highly recommended for extremely gifted children 6 & up

This book was written in 1980, but I read it for the first time eleven years later. Honestly, I picked it up because of the cover. *g* I was on a paranormal kick after having read Anne McCaffery's To Ride a Pegasus and Pegasus in Flight (both good books, but the second is great) and though it looked like typcial Apple Paperback fare, I figured it was worth giving a shot. First, what the book isn't. It isn't brilliantly written. It isn't fabulously plotted. It relies on coincidences that definitely stretch credulity. The end was contrived. But what it is is wonderful in its own way. It's the story of a 9-year-old girl who is diffeferent in two ways: first, she is incredibly intelligent, and second, she has silver eyes and paranormal powers. The story centers on her paranormal powers, but in many ways, it's as much about the way her intelligence makes people see her as about anything else. By using the paranormal powers as a framework, the author can speak quite bluntly about extreme giftedness in children in a way that connects viscerally with them. This is hardly an accident, as Katie's intelligence is mentioned in conjunction with her other "strangeness" almost every time. The author frankly states that many people hate people who might seem "better" than them simply for existing and that they scare people. She portrays Katie's differentness not as something that is wrong with her-however others might treat her-but as something of value. She confirms the experience of many very gifted children by creating a parallel in Katie's life, and she also gives those children the holy grail of having others like them through Katie's successful quest to find three others who are the same as she is-she offers up the hope of a group identity to individuals who might never have experienced any sort fo group. She also gives Katie the gift of an adult around whom she can be herself without fearing judgement, dislike, fear, or censure. And the end offers the most wonderful vision of all while still admitting the limitations of existence in such a statictically unlikely minority. The new group of children learn that there's an entire school for kids like them, but the downside is that it's far away and, to some extent, the people who run it share some degree of clinical interest (versus PERSONAL interest) in the children. But on the other hand, their differences are no long muttered about and whispered about by their parents-they're openly acknowledged, and as they are acknowledged, they are ACCEPTED and no longer treated as a fault. A compromise is struck in which the children can go to school like normal and live with their parents like normal for a while and meet on Saturdays for guided advanced lessons and for practice with their paranormal powers, but there is the possibility-even likelihood-that the children will choose to go to the special school at some point in the future. This book is a relevation and a validation for the isolated extremely gifted c

If you read it, it will become a favorite

Katie is different from her peers; she has silver eyes, can move things with her mind, and can even read the minds of animals. But she's also a 10 year old girl, and she is beset by the usual problems of fitting in with the other kids, and relating to her mother. But her life takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man starts asking questions about her. She is eventually forced to strike out into the world in an attempt to learn more about herself, and to help herself deal with the special pressures she must face. The Good and the Bad: This is a great book, not least of all because the premise is incredible. Every ten year old dreams of having superpowers, and this book inserts that exciting proposition into a realistic background that is more typical of young adult reading. As a child, I read this book again and again, and even remember having dreams in my adult life that are related to the imagery in the book. The writing is clean and engaging, and allows us to fully enjoy the fascinating story as it unfolds.

A Modern Children's Classic

Katie is a little girl who is a bit unusual to say the least. Born with silver eyes and an uncanny ability to make strange things happen, Katie has been a loner for most of her short life. After the death of her grandmother whom she has lived with for several years she goes to live with her divorced mother and this is when her problems really start. Digging into the past Katie finds out that she isn't the only child who is, well a bit strange. Friends of her mother who all at one time worked for the same medical company also have strange children. Children with silver eyes and strange powers like telekinesis and mind reading. As Katie tries to find her fellow "silver eyes" she is watched from afar by a man who could be a friend or a foe. This is a well-written children's science/mystery fiction book for the younger reader but it can also be enjoyed by older kids and adults alike. A quality book that makes reading fun and exciting.

I Couldn't put the Book down!

I got this book for a birthday present and I thought it would just be like any other ordinary book. It wasn't an ordinary book! It was an Extrordinary book. The main character is a 10 year old named Katie who has silver eyes. Everybody thinks she's fairly odd by the way she looks and people are mean to her. She can move things, just by thinking about them and she can talk to animals. (In my opinion, I would be a good friend of hers, because she is just like any other person, but just has AWESOME powers!) In the middle of the book, she tries to find kids like her, she calls people in the phone book that her mom knew of in her past years at the drug store.......(Her mom drank some kind of STRONG liquid when she was pregnamt that made Katie get silver eyes)(Some ladies that Katie's mother knew of, were pregnant also and drank that liguid) ............but does Katie actually get to meet those baby's, (Who are kids now), with special powers like her own? **This Book is best for Kids-Adult**