The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts

I had fond memories of this book from my middle school days, and recently managed to find a copy. Thanks for letting me wander down memory lane Ms. This is a very Gen-X book complete with divorced or working parents, latchkey kids, and a lot of alone time. I found my people after I got out of high school and joined a couple of SF clubs - most of them are still friends.

Sadly, I never did develop into a Tomorrow Person. I was and still am socially awkward, shy, and a big time introvert too. The ending, I have to say, is just a little too pat.Īs a so called adult, I can put the ideas and thoughts of this book into a context that make sense to me now: I too was different being asexual and aromantic does put one outside of the so called 'normal' teenage experience of finding a boy/girlfriend, etc. Katie found those things in the end, though I wish the book were a bit longer so we could spend time with the other kids and get to know them too. A sense of not belonging, being different, and an outsider are the main topics of this story, but also finding people who look beyond the surface and see someone they like and can get along with and are accepting. As a kid myself, I didn't see some of her behavior in the book as problematical, but as an adult, she does come across as a bit of a brat, but given that some of the adults around her are less than friendly, and see her as a troublemaker even when she's not, I cannot say that I blame her either.Īs an adult, listening to the audio version of this book, I found I could analyze what about this book drew me in as a kid and there was a lot. She's also a fairly serious person and prefers to read to being rowdy, for all that she really wants friends. She has unusual colored eyes and has the gift? curse? of telekinesis or the ability to move objects with only her mind. Roberts would revisit Katie and her friends to see how things had turned out for them, but I guess she'd said what she wanted to say and there was no more to say. Thing is, a good book is a good book regardless of the age it's aimed at and this is a good book, hands down. Yes, I know, I'm 51 reading a kid's book.

The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts