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Scared Stiff
Rick and Kenny's Pa was right -- troubles really do happen in threes. First Pa's truck was robbed, then Pa ran off, leaving Rick, Kenny, and Ma to fend for themselves, and now Ma has disappeared, too. Rick just knows Ma would never leave them on purpose -- but then, where is she? Waiting in Uncle Henry's trailer park doesn't seem like the best way to find out. Instead, the...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
November 1st 2001
by Aladdin
(first published 1991)
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Scared Stiff is about Rick and his little brother Kenny, and there mom and dad. One day Pa came home and told them that a load of new TVs he'd been caring around have been taken while he was going to go eat. E & F, believed that it was all Pa's fault, and blamed him for the missing TVs. E & F is a trucking company that Ma and Pa worked at. Pa is like really mad, Ma sent Rick and Kenny to their rooms while Ma and Pa talk. Next morning Pa was gone, and nobody knew where he went. It was the...more
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After a load of televisions is stolen from his father's delivery truck and Rick's father suddenly packs up and leaves their family, Rick is sure nothing worse could happen -- until his mother also disappears. With both his parents gone, Rick and his younger brother are sent to live with their Uncle who resides in a purple trailer home by an abandonned amusement park. Rick is sure something fishy is going on, but the police dismiss his pleas for help and tell him that his mother has taken off on...more
I found this book too scary as I read it, thinking of 8-12-year-old readers. The news is so often full of mothers being kidnapped, then murdered by husbands, children caught in domestic squabbles, people tortured for no rational human reason. Roberts did not go down any of those roads, but I still felt nervous reading it for myself and young readers. Apparently, kids that age can handle the stress of all that two young brothers go through after their mother disappears. And with an abandoned amus...more
In the book Scared Stiff the main character Rick, which is 11 years old and is the narrator of the book, soon learns that problems really do come in threes. After a load of TVs is stolen from his dad's 18 wheeler. His dad leaves his family after an argument with his mom, and then his mother goes missing.
Rick knows that his mom would never leave him and his little brother Kenny. Rick remembers that on the way home from school, Rick and Kenny saw their mom talking nervously to someone in a black c...more
Rick knows that his mom would never leave him and his little brother Kenny. Rick remembers that on the way home from school, Rick and Kenny saw their mom talking nervously to someone in a black c...more
Seriously. If you had to run for your life to escape the bad guys, what better place (as a kid) to run and hide in than an amusement park?! This is another of this Willo Davis Roberts books that I read and loved as a kid. I want to reread this one because I have such fond memories of it, but I'm almost aftaid to.
**Reread it, and liked it, but obviously not as much as when I was young. I will say- this book, and other books like it (many, but not all, by WDR) are the reason that as a young kid (...more
**Reread it, and liked it, but obviously not as much as when I was young. I will say- this book, and other books like it (many, but not all, by WDR) are the reason that as a young kid (...more
I have to say, This is probably one of my favorite books. I had to read it for BOB ( Battle Of The books ) and I didn't want to read it. After I read the first chapter, I couldn't put this book down!
5 stars!!!
5 stars!!!
This was a great read. GREAT GREAT READ. It captivated, much adventure, and meaning to the story. You have to add yourself in the book, in order to understand it. 5 stars.
A good MG story but sometimes from the first person narrative he seemed older. The story took quite a while to set up but was good once that was done.
I think I read this when I was in the third grade...and then I promptly read it 3 more times. It was my favorite book for the next 2 years!
I learned that you are supposed to always supposed to be alert of danger and hotdogs are really good when you put them in the microwave!
this is the kind of book that will leave you wanting more I love this book
I haven't read one book by willow davis roberts that i haven't loved. this was yet another one of those books. scared stiff was awesome!
This book was great. It was a thriller. I recommend it
amazing! one of my all-time favs!
young adult: moves fast, a mystery involved, very good.
Not that scary!!!!
Nov 12, 2009
Sarah Brewer
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very weird.....
A very, very quick read. I loved the idea of being able to play in an abandoned Wonderland, and since I live somewhat close to canada's Wonderland I envisioned it taking place there.
A somewhat unbelievable missing parents tale, it was quite enjoyable anyway.
A somewhat unbelievable missing parents tale, it was quite enjoyable anyway.
Feb 03, 2010
Kate
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Boys, girls, and adults ages 10 and up
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5-star
Amazing! So much action! Unlike most of Willo Davis Robert's books, this one has boys as the main characters, not girls. I would suggest this book to anybody. I read it in less than a week! (That is good for me.) Of course, I think it needs a sequal!
It was good, and tense.
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Willo Davis Roberts was an American writer chiefly known for her mystery novels for children and young adults. She won Edgar Allan Poe awards in 1989, 1995, and 1997 for best juvenile and best young adult mysteries. Her books included The View from the Cherry Tree, Twisted Summer, Don't Hurt Laurie, Megan's Island, Baby-sitting is a Dangerous Job, Hostage, The Girl with Silver Eyes, The One Left B...more
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