# Willo Davis Roberts — books assigned in US schools

**6** books by Willo Davis Roberts appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/willo-davis-roberts
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- kidnapping (3)
- mystery and detective stories (2)
- amusement parks
- babysitters
- babysitters, fiction
- beaches
- brothers
- child abuse
- child abuse, fiction
- children, fiction

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction (3)
- Mystery (2)
- Juvenile Fiction

## Every Willo Davis Roberts title on file

- [Don't Hurt Laurie](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-hurt-laurie) _(Grades 4–8 · 1977)_
- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) _(Grades 3–8 · 1985)_
- [Scared Stiff](https://readinglist.school/book/scared-stiff) _(Grades 3–6 · 1991)_
- [Twisted Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/twisted-summer) _(Grades 6–8 · 1998)_
- [Hostage](https://readinglist.school/book/hostage) _(Grades 3–8 · 2000)_
- [The Girl with the Silver Eyes](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-with-the-silver-eyes) _(Grades 4–6)_

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