Background
Willo Davis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Willo Davis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
She was originally trained as a paramedic and began writing in her spare time. Her first book, "Murder At Grand Bay," (published in 1955) was written for an adult market. Her books included The View from the Cherry Tree, Twisted Summer, Sugar Isn"t Everything, Don"t Hurt Laurie, Megan"s Island, Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Hostage, The Girl with the Silver Eyes, The One Left Behind, Scared Stiff, Caught!, and Undercurrents.
Roberts died of congestive heart failure at the age of 76.
According to publisher Simon & Schuster, "The One Left Behind would have been her hundredth book for children.".