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Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Born

in Lemoore, California, The United States

May 11, 1927

Died

October 08, 2014

Genre

Children's, Young Adult, Poetry

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Zilpha Keatley Snyder was an American author of books for children and young adults. Three of Snyder's works were named Newbery Honor books: The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm. She was most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies. ...more

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Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 58,616 ratings · 4,070 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Egypt Game (Game #1) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton Raible (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 36,670 ratings — published 1967 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Headless Cupid (Stanley Family, #1) by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton Raible (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 4,032 ratings — published 1971 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,617 ratings — published 1965 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witches of Worm 3.68 avg rating — 2,584 ratings — published 1972 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton Raible (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 1,541 ratings — published 1970 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gypsy Game 3.48 avg rating — 1,599 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Below the Root 4.12 avg rating — 1,071 ratings — published 1975 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Gene Holtan (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 1,026 ratings — published 1966 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And All Between 4.04 avg rating — 688 ratings — published 1976 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bronze Pen 3.35 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Game (2 books)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder

3.81 avg rating — 38,270 ratings

Stanley Family (4 books)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder

3.86 avg rating — 4,887 ratings

Green Sky (3 books)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder

4.06 avg rating — 2,272 ratings

Gib (2 books)
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3.86 avg rating — 438 ratings

William S. Baggett (2 books)
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3.58 avg rating — 351 ratings

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Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (?)

“Know all the Questions, but not the Answers
Look for the Different, instead of the Same
Never Walk where there's room for Running
Don't do anything that can't be a Game”
― Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Changeling

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“Belief in mysteries, any manner of mysteries, is the only lasting luxury in life.”
― Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Witches of Worm

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“There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.”
― Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Velvet Room

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Polls

What frequently challenged or banned book for children and/or young adults should we read in September and October?

The Witches by Roald Dahl

96 votes, 55.5%

Blubber by Judy Blume

41 votes, 23.7%

Betrayed: A House of Night Novel (#2) by P.C. Cast

14 votes, 8.1%

The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

13 votes, 7.5%

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris

9 votes, 5.2%

173 total votes

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