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The Girl with the Silver Eyes
Katie Welker is used to being alone. She would much rather read a book than deal with other people. Other people don't have silver eyes and other people can't make things happen just by thinking about them! Sometimes Katie even enjoys playing tricks on people.
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
January 1st 1991
by Scholastic / Apple Books
(first published July 1st 1980)
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This was one of my favorite books for a long time. I reread it at regular intervals, and never ceased to thrill every time Katie learned to use her powers in a different and more spectacular way. I identified strongly with Katie, I think, because I was also an extremely precocious child whom grownups found intimidating and inscrutable, and I valued anyone who treated me like a real person instead of a freak or a "genius."
I read this so many times as a child, and wished I was a character in the book.
Feb 22, 2012
Needleroozer
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4 of 5 stars
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My sister had a copy of this book when we were kids and she read it over and over again. I don't know why I never read it. I typically read anything and everything that was lying around the house. Maybe Sis never let go of it long enough for me to read it.
I knew that the book involved a little girl who could move things with her mind. Sometimes I tried to do that too. I never had any success, but I halfway believed I couldn't do it because I didn't believe I could do it.
When I decided to read no...more
I knew that the book involved a little girl who could move things with her mind. Sometimes I tried to do that too. I never had any success, but I halfway believed I couldn't do it because I didn't believe I could do it.
When I decided to read no...more
Nov 23, 2008
Greta
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People with a heart for literature and a mind for imagination.
Recommended to Greta by:
No one I found it *don't ever judge a book by it's cover*
Definitely an enchanting tale a young girl finding herself and where she belongs.I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to kill time in a fantastic manner.
Katie has always been different. Her face lacks expression and she has weird silver eyes. The combination is upsetting to others, although she doesn’t understand why. She also has certain skills such as being able to move objects with her mind, but she tries not to do that where someone might notice.
When she was barely four Katie was sent to live with her grandmother. Her grandmother takes care of her out of duty, rather than love. She too finds Katie strange. Katie is almost nine when her mothe...more
Dec 01, 2011
Hayley
marked it as to-read
I wish I had found this book when I was in middle school. I'm reading the preview on Google books now and I like it, but I totally would have devoured this as a kid. I would have read with it hidden under my desk in class. It would have been confiscated. I'd have gotten it back at the end of the day. And then later my parents would have yelled at me for reading it instead of doing homework. This sequence of events happened frequently throughout my childhood.
Once, in fourth grade, I was reading t...more
Once, in fourth grade, I was reading t...more
The story is about a girl named Katie Welker who has strange silver eyes and some psychic powers that she tries to hide from people around her. Everyone thinks she’s different, and most people seem afraid of her. Katie is very perceptive about the adults around her. She really cares about what they think of her and doesnt like the things they say about her. Her own mother Monica and Grandmother Welker seem spooked by her. Grandmother Welker is who she lived with for awhile, while her mom striag...more
Katie Welker is a quiet girl who would never hurt a fly. In her loneliness she learned to entertain herself by reading and moving things via telekinesis. You see, she has a very special gift. She can move things without touching them. She doesn't know why, she just does. Living with her grandma she must keep her talents hidden. When her granny passes away her mother retrieves her and she is whisked away from her country lifestyle only to live in a small apartment surrounded by the city and neigh...more
The Girl with the Silver Eyes is about a girl named Katie. Her mom took pain killer pills when she was pregnant, so when Katie was born she had silver eyes and telekinesis powers. She has been hiding it from everyone, but then one man starts to catch on. Now she has to try and find other kids who have powers and silver eyes like her. Katie's main external conflict is with that man, she thinks that he thinks she killed her grandmother, so she is hiding from him. Her main internal conflict is tha...more
Apr 06, 2009
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First of all: holy crap. Dave sent this to me out of the blue, and when I pulled it out of the bubble envelope, I almost jumped. A real icy blast from the past.
But by way of direct review: loved it when I was a kid, loved it again. Had to stay up and read it even though I didn't collect it from the mail until last thing at night. I definitely read it with more of a sinister bent than a kids' book warrants, but I like it better that way.
A girl with silver eyes and mysterious powers (telekinesis a...more
But by way of direct review: loved it when I was a kid, loved it again. Had to stay up and read it even though I didn't collect it from the mail until last thing at night. I definitely read it with more of a sinister bent than a kids' book warrants, but I like it better that way.
A girl with silver eyes and mysterious powers (telekinesis a...more
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I admit, I haven't read this book in at least 20 years, probably 4th or 5th grade, but I loved it back then!
I think most kids (adults too) relate to stories where the protagonist is 'different' but discovers that not only are the differences a good thing (super powers), but that they may someday find others who are like them.
I'm tempted to pick up this book again, but I have such good memories that I'm not sure I want to chance rereading it with grown-up eyes.
I think most kids (adults too) relate to stories where the protagonist is 'different' but discovers that not only are the differences a good thing (super powers), but that they may someday find others who are like them.
I'm tempted to pick up this book again, but I have such good memories that I'm not sure I want to chance rereading it with grown-up eyes.
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I read this book when I was younger, and I remember liking it very much, but I couldn't remember why.
Katie Welker is an unusual girl. She creeps people out, because of her flat expression and silver-colored eyes. That's even before they know that she can move small objects with her mind, call up breezes that can slam doors and scatter papers, and she can communicate with animals. When her grandmother, who's been taking care of her most of her life, passes away unexpectedly, she goes to live with...more
Katie Welker is an unusual girl. She creeps people out, because of her flat expression and silver-colored eyes. That's even before they know that she can move small objects with her mind, call up breezes that can slam doors and scatter papers, and she can communicate with animals. When her grandmother, who's been taking care of her most of her life, passes away unexpectedly, she goes to live with...more
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i really and truly loved this book as a child, and I think it's grossly overlooked and underrated. Katie, the main character, is at once easy to identify with and very alien, which makes for a very compelling combination. Katie is a normal girl in many ways, and does many of the things with her power that we all would; shutting off lights from across the room, and playing tricks. However, she is very strange, and this sets her apart from the reader, making this something other than a simple wish...more
I read this book as a child--at what age, I'm not sure. What I do know is that I never forgot this story. Maybe that's why I was greatly saddened when I found out this was missing from my bookshelves. Was I ever ecstatic upon finding it once more at a recent book fair I attended! It was like bumping into an old friend.
It explores the adventures of a girl named Katie, who has paranormal powers. People don't like Katie because of her silver eyes and because she's always around when something odd...more
It explores the adventures of a girl named Katie, who has paranormal powers. People don't like Katie because of her silver eyes and because she's always around when something odd...more
Predictable. Annoyed at all the eavesdropping, spying on her mother, going behind her mother's back to contact these people after rummaging through her mother's personal items (which no one even calls Katie on), hurting people physically as recompense for teasing them or others (hurt ankle, bloody nose, bloody mouth, bloody hand, cans of food hitting their head), hollow complaints about not fitting in or being accepted after hurting people or doing unusual things in front of them, the creepiness...more
I loved this book when I was a kid, so I was happy to find it stood up to adult reading. It's refreshing to find a tale of psychic children who use their powers not to save the world but to make their beds, harass their babysitters, and generally act like kids. The conflict arises from misunderstandings between kids and adults, not some evil opposing force.
In short, there's no "with great power comes great responsibility" here, just good old-fashioned fun. And it is old-fashioned in a certain s...more
In short, there's no "with great power comes great responsibility" here, just good old-fashioned fun. And it is old-fashioned in a certain s...more
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The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Dais Roberts is a book about a girl named Katie Welker. Katie is no ordinary 10-year-old. When she was a baby, she never cried at all, not once. By the age of three, Katie was able to read fluently. She also has one more feature that differentiates her from other people. She has silver eyes. Her eye color makes her stand out, and that isn't a good thing. In Delany, the town where Katie grows up as a result of her parent's divorce, she is unknown, an outside...more
For about 30 of my 38 years here on Earth, I’ve been convinced that I read Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume. I read a lot of Judy Blume when I was a kid. Who didn’t?
Whenever people would mention that their favorite Blume book was Tiger Eyes, I’d eye them a little warily. Really? I’d think. I’m all for moving toast through the air with your mind and all, but come on! Telekinesis is no match for Farley Drexel Hatcher (aka Superfudge).
Then, last month, the story about Tiger Eyes being made into a movie hit...more
Whenever people would mention that their favorite Blume book was Tiger Eyes, I’d eye them a little warily. Really? I’d think. I’m all for moving toast through the air with your mind and all, but come on! Telekinesis is no match for Farley Drexel Hatcher (aka Superfudge).
Then, last month, the story about Tiger Eyes being made into a movie hit...more
The Girl with the Silver Eyes has this beautiful cover that I couldn’t resist buying when I was at the bookstore. Yes, I’m that person that cannot walk by beautiful covers with not buying at least one of those books.
Katie is a cute, little girl who is determined, scared and doesn’t really belong anywhere. She’s an outsider. I liked Katie, but sometimes she really was annoying. She didn’t listen to anyone, seems to be trouble all the time and used her power all the time to get out of situations...more
Katie is a cute, little girl who is determined, scared and doesn’t really belong anywhere. She’s an outsider. I liked Katie, but sometimes she really was annoying. She didn’t listen to anyone, seems to be trouble all the time and used her power all the time to get out of situations...more
Another awesome read scrounged up from the dusty vault of childhood favorites, "The Girl With The Silver Eyes" was one of those books I read and reread over and over. I was very, very interested in the subject of the paranormal and often wished that I could do the things Katie could in this book, but then, so did every other kid who ever read it. It has things in common with Stephen King's "Firestarter" and "Carrie" and paved the way, interest-wise, to enhancing my reading skills so that I was r...more
I read this book over and over and over again when I was younger. Kinda like Matilda, I guess, but less whimsical. I really liked it. Made me wish I had silver eyes, that's for sure.
Are there really people who can make things happen just by thinking about them? Sure, it's crossed everyone's' minds once in a while, but it just stories, myths, science fiction... right? This book reminds me of Stephen King's Firestarter and "Sysco, the Worst Disaster Ever Created", which ask the same questions: are there people out there with unnatural abilities, people in danger because of these strange abilities? It's a very interesting thought. I loved this book as a kid. It's also about "o...more
Aug 12, 2012
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Oct 15, 2011
Jenn Estepp
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Pretty certain I read this when I was a kid - I was obsessed with Little Apple paperbacks and parts of it echoed familiar - although you'd think that it would've made a stronger impression. But then, maybe it's just that I probably read Carrie a few years later and that freaked me out so much that it supplanted all other girls-with-telekinesis books in my mind. Speaking of which, with the current spate of supernatural/paranormal/whatevs books out there, why has nobody tapped that angle? Or have...more
I remember being in the fifth grade, when I was really just getting into reading frequently, and this book kept popping up wherever I went. At the time I was into Harry Potter, horse books and The Hobbit. The description on the back of the book just did not catch my attention. It was nothing like I had ever read before and I did not see any reason to open the book, but it persistently followed me everywhere until I finally picked it up and set to the task of reading it. I did not regret it; The...more
It's been a long time (over 20 years) since I read this book, but it requires mention, as I claimed it as my 'fav' for many years. The very first book that, once opened, prevented me from sleeping till it was finished. Even, for a 6th grader who'd only become a bookworm a year before, the book was a revelation of the addiction that a good story can quickly become. Having teleknesis became a regular fantasy during the long walks to school. Course, this is more of a drama than the other young adul...more
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This was a very surprisingly well written and YA category book for such a plot. I was so surprised when I read the back cover and the first page that I started reading it, right there- in the bookstore. After I got to the half of the book, I went home and put it on hold immediatly at the library. I think this tells it all but what was more was that the author built so much tension all the while that I had to remind myself to breath at times. I didn't let go of this book until I had finished it t...more
(ETA: Jan 10, 2013)
Got this book for Christmas and reread it. First time I've reread it since I was in elementary school, back when I read and reread it originally.
I remembered most of it, but was surprised to see I'd forgotten one of the key side characters.
I loved the intertextuality--it references The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Boxcar Children, which was awesome to see.
I was surprised, also, to see how often the book switches back and forth between a more adult voice and a more childlike one...more
Got this book for Christmas and reread it. First time I've reread it since I was in elementary school, back when I read and reread it originally.
I remembered most of it, but was surprised to see I'd forgotten one of the key side characters.
I loved the intertextuality--it references The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Boxcar Children, which was awesome to see.
I was surprised, also, to see how often the book switches back and forth between a more adult voice and a more childlike one...more
This book made a huge impression on me when I was a kid, and I've since learned that many other people remember it fondly. I was pleased to find that it holds up pretty well on re-reading, although it's shorter and less in-depth than I remembered -- I apparently inadvertantly mixed in some plot elements from Stephen King's Firestarter in my recollection.
Anyway, like I said, it holds up well. Katie, who has psychokinetic powers, remains a wonderfully precocious and slightly off-putting protagonis...more
Anyway, like I said, it holds up well. Katie, who has psychokinetic powers, remains a wonderfully precocious and slightly off-putting protagonis...more
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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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