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The View From the Cherry Tree

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This is a great story, one of Willo Davis Roberts best, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a suspensful tale.

Rob's family is very pre-occupied with his sister, Darcy, and her upcoming wedding. Rob pretty much stays out of their way, up in his favorite spot, a limb in his cherry tree. It is there that he sees old Mrs. Calloway get murdered. No one likes the old woman, and everyone seems to think it was an accident. But Rob knows it wasn't and he proves it too. Who was it that murdered old Mrs. Calloway? And will Rob be the next victim since he saw a distinguishing mark on the killer's body? Read the story and find out. I have read the book several times and enjoy every time even though I know what happens.

This book was simply awesome. When you find out who murdered Mrs. Calloway, you'll be amazed. It's wonderfully written. Everyone read this book. Action-packed and fullfilling, it speaks to you. You know the characters. The author makes them come alive. Your imagination will run away WITH YOU!!!!!!!!!

It is very mysterious, it keeps you hanging. It is a very very good story. If you like mystery books like me, you'll enjoy this one without a doubt!!1

Life around the Mallory home is hectic with the upcoming wedding of Rob's sister, Darci. So hectic that no one pays much attention to Rob - except when he gets in trouble. So, while sitting in the cherry tree he hears mean old Mrs. Calloway arguing with someone right before she gets pushed out the window, the strap on the binoculars around her neck catching on a tree branch, hanging her right in front of him. The problem is that no one belives him when he tells them she was murdered. No one, except the murderer.

A favorite from my childhood, my 10 year old son and I recently read this and we both loved it. The mystery is tense and enough to keep even reluctant readers interested and reading right to the end.

This book is about a boy named Rob who has this mean and mysterious neighbor who he likes to watch from a cherry tree in his backyard. Rob's sister Darcy is getting married this weekend and everything is chaotic. Then one day when Rob is watching his neighbor and his cat S.O.B runs towards his neighbor's window and she sees him and tries to attack the cat. Then all of the sudden a pair of big hands pushed her out the window. Then everything turns into a great and suspenseful mystery.
I liked this book. It has a good mystery and a good plot. The only problem is it's slow to get to the point, but once you get there you cant put it down. Someone who is a fast reader would love this book. A slow reader would kind of like it. I say that this book is for kids nine to thirteen.


TANK

This was a thrilling book that gave you detailed descriptions. It kept you at the edge of your seat. I loved the way the author made the characters different, interesting, yet so real.

The View from the Cherry Tree is mainly about a kid named Robby (Rob) who witnesses a murder while in a Cherry tree inhis yard next door. After a short disagreement someone with large hands shoves the Crabby Mrs. Calloway out the window. Now, with his sisters wedding coming up in a few days and relatives crashing in their house unexpectedly he is trying to convince the police, his parents, and anyone that it wasn't an accident. He is determined to prove that she was murederd. Soon this isn't his only problem. Someone is trying to shut him up from trying to tell anyone the truth. Pots mysteriously "fall" by themselves, almost getting hit by a .22, and his chicken is poisoned. Someone is out to get him. This book has a lot of suspense in it for mystery lovers. I thought it was a very good book because it was well written with lots of detail. If your not very interested in mystery books maybe this one will change your mind. when I read this book in class I couldn't wait till the next day when we would read it again. If you pay close attention you may even find out who the murderer is before Robby. If you like looking for clues and reading mysteries I recommend this book. It's also a really good read aloud for classroom teachers who are looking for a good book. I liked this book.

I am in tenth grade now, and I remember reading this book in fourth grade, in school. It was one of the only things I remember about fourth grade, and I only remember it because it was so incredibly scary for a ten year old to be reading! The book is filled with curses, graphic murders, and at the end when the boy discovers who the murder was, an intense chase scene where the person is chasing Robby through a house trying to kill him. I would never reccomend this frightening book for young children, in fear that they wouldn't be able to forget the frightening things they read for years to come, keeping them up at night, like it did for me.

The View from the Cherry Tree is a very good book so far.Though I'm not done reading it yet, it's great so far. I like this book because it may be hard to follow but it has a ton of mysteries. You can learn a lot of lessons just by the time your in the middle of the book.this book is cool even though their is a mean neighbor. Read the book to find out what she dose.

To me this book is the best book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book was writen for people who like Mysteries and adventures.
I liked this book because it's a book I could never put down and because it had a surprise on every page.