The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416995404
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they’re amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They’re stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It’s not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that’s when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again?

The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416995404
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they’re amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They’re stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It’s not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that’s when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again?

The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416990526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
David and his three younger siblings are introduced to the world of the occult when they meet their new stepsister, Amanda.

The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416990518
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Book Description
This classic 1968 Newbery Honor Book, The Egypt Game, is available in a brand new paperback edition!

The Witches of Worm

The Witches of Worm PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416995412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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Book Description
Cats. Jessica’s never liked them. Especially not a skinny, ugly kitten that looks like a worm. Worm. Jessica wishes she’d never brought Worm home with her, because now he’s making her do terrible things. She’s sure she isn’t imagining the evil voice coming from the cat, telling her to play mean tricks on people. But how can she explain what’s happening? Witches. Jessica has read enough books to know that Worm must be a witch’s cat. He’s cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!

Cat Running

Cat Running PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453271899
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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DIVAn award-winning, thoughtful, and moving glimpse into life during the Depression/divDIV Cat is the fastest kid at her school—and with Play Day is coming up soon, she will be able to show off her speed to everybody. Unfortunately, her old-fashioned father forbids her to wear pants, even while playing sports. So Cat refuses to race, and Zane, an Okie boy whose family works on a nearby farm, wins. Cat is furious that Zane is so fast, and angry that he was able to beat all the sixth-grade boys, even in his bare feet./divDIV /divDIVThough Cat hates Zane at the start, soon the two become friends. They are the school’s best runners, after all. But while Cat’s family is doing well, Zane’s family has lost everything in the Depression. All Cat can offer Zane’s family is sympathy and friendship . . . until Zane’s sister gets pneumonia and Cat and Zane are forced into a race for the little girl’s life./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div

The Treasures of Weatherby

The Treasures of Weatherby PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481400827
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Book Description
Three-time Newbery Honor winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder combines a cast of quirky characters with an eerie old mansion to create a spellbinding tale of mystery and magic. Harleigh J. Weatherby IV feels misunderstood. At age twelve he is about as tall as a six-year-old, and no one lets him forget it. At school the bullies nicknamed him “Hardly.” Now he is homeschooled at the Weatherby mansion, where strict Aunt Adelaide is always on his case about something. Then Harleigh meets Allegra. When she literally flies over the walls of Weatherby and into Harleigh’s life, the two form an unlikely friendship. Allegra is fascinated by the enormous Weatherby mansion, and against Harleigh’s orders, sneaks inside. Together they discover that someone is trying to find—and steal—the long-lost Weatherby treasure. Will Harleigh and Allegra be able to foil the villain and save Weatherby House?

Blair's Nightmare

Blair's Nightmare PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481403222
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Book Description
A giant Irish wolfhound might be the dog of David’s dreams in the third book in the Stanley Family series, a companion to The Headless Cupid, from three-time Newbery Honor winner Zipha Keatley Snyder. With five children, a raven, and a pet turkey named King Tut, the Stanley house is full-to-bursting. But David desperately wants a dog—even though his dad has forbidden another pet. So when Blair begins sleepwalking and having dreams of an enormous dog that comes to the house every night, David assumes Blair just wants a dog too. But what if Blair’s Nightmare, as the kids quickly name the dog, isn’t only a dream? Is Nightmare the dog they’ve always wanted? And how can the kids keep him—without letting their parents know?

The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case

The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 148142470X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Book Description
During the year that the Stanley family spends living near Florence, Amanda boasts once too often of her wealthy father in America and the result is a kidnapping involving all the Stanley children.

Gib Rides Home

Gib Rides Home PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453271910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Book Description
DIVAll Gib ever wanted was to be adopted, but life with a family isn’t quite what he thought it would be/divDIV Gib was sent to an orphanage when he was six years old, and with each year, he knows it becomes less likely that he will be adopted into a loving family. As kids get older, they are more likely to be adopted onto a farm, meaning a hard life of unpaid labor. And after seeing a friend come back battered and near death, Gib is understandably worried./divDIV /divDIVWhen his turn for adoption finally comes, Gib is surprised to learn that life on the farm isn’t too difficult. His new “parents,” the Thorntons, are kind to him, and his job in the stables is fun and interesting. It is as close to the home of his dreams as he could possibly imagine. And though Gib doesn’t remember much of his past before the orphanage, as time passes, Gib realizes that his new family may be more connected to his real family than he ever imagined. This smart, touching novel is based on the life of author Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s father and his experience as an orphan in the 1900s./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div

Below the Root

Below the Root PDF Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453271929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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In the “Newbery Honor–winning author’s compelling fantasy” for young adults, a boy is chosen to rule his idyllic land—only to discover its dark secrets (Publishers Weekly). Green-sky is an ideal place. Violence doesn’t exist. Its citizens, the Kindar, glide from tree to tree and exchange happy thoughts. This is all thanks to their rulers, the Ol-zhaan. And on his thirteenth birthday, Raamo D’ok is chosen to become one of the Ol-zhaan. Raamo is surprised to be named a Chosen. He isn’t a very good student—but the Ol-zhaan believe he has strong Spirit-force. But during his training, Raamo discovers that these good rulers aren’t as benevolent as they appear. They harbor secrets about his people, his family, and what lies below the forest floor. Now Raamo must decide: Should he keep the peace, or reveal the secrets that the Ol-zhaan have protected for so long? This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.