As Patsy and her friend walk to the park, she gets talked into situations that always seem to leave her the loser and a bit the worse for wear. But her bossy friend loses, too.
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.