Jeff's wife had died the year before, leaving him a widow with four children: David, age eleven Janie, age six and Blair and Esther "Tesser", four-year-old twins. A mystery takes place in an old house inhabited by a new family, and members of two families have to learn how to get along. Visit her at .Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a work of fiction. and the Great Escape, and William's Midsummer Dreams. Her most recent books include The Treasures of Weatherby, The Bronze Pen, William S. Has the ghost returned to strike again?Ĭontributor Bio(s): Snyder, Zilpha Keatley: - Zilpha Keatley Snyder is the author of The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid, and The Witches of Worm, all Newbery Honor Books. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until the children learn that the house really was haunted long ago. But that's when unusual things start happening in their old house. It's not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children - Superior,Well Above Average Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 224 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories A Newbery Honor Book.Ĭlick for more in this series: Stanley Family They suspect Amanda until they learn the house was long ago haunted by a ghost that cut off the head of a wooden cupid on the stairway. When she shares her secrets, strange things start happening in their old house. Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readersīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn she studies witchcraft. Contributor(s): Snyder, Zilpha Keatley (Author), Raible, Alton (Illustrator)
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