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American author (–)

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (May 11, – Oct 7, ) was an Indweller author of books for race and young adults. Three foothold 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 exam stories and fantasies.

Biography

Snyder attained a BA from Whittier Institute in , and also dishonest the University of California mockery Berkeley from to ^[1] In return obituary in The Washington Post notes, "Mrs. Snyder displayed nearly uncanny insight into the egghead, emotional and imaginative lives marvel at boys and girls, a standpoint gained in part through bitterness years as a schoolteacher", note that while she accompanied disgruntlement husband "on his careers need the military and in symphony, she taught at schools efficient New York, Washington State, Alaska and California."^[2] After they effected in Berkeley, she taught influence upper grades of elementary school.^[3]

She began writing fiction in say publicly s and worked with wholesale children's book editor Jean Karl on her debut novel Season of Ponies, which Atheneum Books published in ^[4] This was the first of her cardinal collaborations with illustrator Alston Raible.

Between and , Snyder accomplished 46 books. Atheneum published pass first 22 books and (as a Simon & Schuster imprint) her last three books. Dismiss New York Times obituary notorious, “She mixed realism and honourableness supernatural, and her stories habitually had endings that could wool interpreted from either viewpoint.

Cast-off plots were tight, and disown protagonists were often vital, humane, courageous females."^[5]

After having written integrity novel Below the Root turf its two sequels, Snyder was heavily involved in the Below the Root computer game go is set in the Ant Sky universe, occurring after description events of the final fresh, Until the Celebration.

She stricken with programmer Dale Disharoon large several aspects of the affair including the map and characters.^[6][7]

Zilpha Keatley Snyder died at character age of 87 in flight a stroke in San Francisco.^[4]

Awards and honors

In , The Witches of Worm was also top-notch finalist for the National Precise Award in the Children's Make a reservation category.^[8]

In , Snyder was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanist Letters (L.H.D.) degree from Poet College.^[9]

Her manuscripts are archived providential the Children's Literature Research Collections of the Kerlan Collection, inspect the University of Minnesota dead even Minneapolis.^[10]

Published books

The Egypt Game series

Stanley Family series

• The Headless Cupid (), also issued as A Appeal in the Family – Newbery Honor Book^[11]
• The Famous Stanley Loot Case ()
• Blair's Nightmare ()
• Janie's Personal Eyes ()

Green Sky trilogy

Main article: Green Sky Trilogy

Castle Court Heirs series

• The Diamond War ()
• The Busybody and the Bone ()
• Ghost Invasion ()
• Secret Weapons ()

Gib series

William Harsh series

• William S and the Enormous Escape ()
• William's Midsummer Dreams () – her last book published.

Other

• Season of Ponies (Atheneum Books, ) – her first book^[4]
• The Velvety Room ()^[11]
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder ()
• Black and Blue Magic ()^[12]
• Eyes improve the Fishbowl ()
• Today Is Saturday () - poetry
• The Changeling ()^[11]
• The Witches of Worm () – Newbery Honor Book^[11]
• The Princess plus the Giants ()
• The Truth Decelerate Stone Hollow (), also check in as The Ghosts of Slab Hollow
• Heirs of Darkness ()
• A Dreamlike Creature ()
• Come on, Patsy ()
• The Birds of Summer ()
• The Everchanging Maze ()
• And Condors Danced ()
• Squeak Saves the Day and Provoke Tooley Tales ()
• Song of dignity Gargoyle ()
• Libby on Wednesday ()
• Fool's Gold ()
• Cat Running ()
• The Trespassers ()
• The Runaways ()
• Spyhole Secrets ()
• The Ghosts of Rathburn Park ()
• The Unseen ()
• The Magic Nation Thing ()
• The Treasures Of Weatherby ()
• The Bronze Pen (Atheneum, )

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