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Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Zilpha Keatley Snyder (May 11, 1927 – October 7, 2014) 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. Biography Snyder earned a BA from Whittier College in 1948, and also attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1958-60. Her obituary in ''The Washington Post'' notes, ''"Mrs. Snyder displayed almost uncanny insight into the intellectual, emotional and imaginative lives of boys and girls, a perspective gained in part through her years as a schoolteacher"'', noting that while she accompanied her husband "on his careers in the military and in music, she taught at schools in New York, Washington State, Alaska and California." After they settled in Berkeley, she taught the upper grades of elementary school. She began writing fiction in the 1960s and worked with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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National Book Awards Children's Book Of The Year
The National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Award is a British literary award, given annually to works of children's literature as part of the Galaxy National Book Awards. It was established in 1996, replacing the British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year and British Children's Author of the Year categories. It is currently sponsored by W H Smith, although previously it has been sponsored by Red House (who also sponsor the Red House Children's Book Award). Previously called the "British Children's Book Award", it was renamed to Children's Book of the Year in 2010. Shortlisted works and winners 1996 '' The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature'' edited by Alison Sage 1997 Philip Pullman, '' Northern Lights'' by Philip Pullman 1998 ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' by J.K. Rowling 1999 ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' by J.K. Rowling 2000 ''The Illustrated Mum'' by Jacqueline Wilson 2001 ''The Amber Spyglass'' by Philip Pullman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Novelists
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2014 Deaths
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1927 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Gargoyle
The ''Song of the Gargoyle'' is a 1991 fantasy novel for young readers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder that is set in the Middle Ages. Plot summary A young boy named Tymmon who lives with his father Komus, the court jester of Austerneve. When Komus is abducted by an anonymous man with a Black Helmet, thirteen-year-old Tymmon is able to escape Black Helmet and leaves the castle grounds to seek refuge in the Sombrous Forest, a forbidden place occupied by wolves and magical beings. Most wonderfully, Tymmon is adopted by a gargoyle named Troff—a creature with the loyalty of a dog and the fearsome powers of an enchanted being. After a season surviving in the forest, Tymmon longs to rescue his father and to find a way to avenge him, as a knight would. But Tymmon is a commoner, and he burns with anger at his father, who threw away a noble heritage to become a lowly jester. Tymmon had to watch his childhood playmate turn away from him to become a squire and train for the knighthood Tymmon can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Changeling (Snyder Novel)
''The Changeling'' is a young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. This book was first published in 1970. It was awarded a Christopher Award and named an outstanding book for young people by the Junior Library Guild. Plot summary The novel's plot follows the developing friendship of two adolescent girls: shy, fearful Martha and free-spirited, mystical, imaginative Ivy. Ivy belonged to the shunned Carson family, who lived in the hills above town in a derelict Victorian mansion surrounded by neglected fruit orchards that had been handed down to her mother. But Ivy was not a typical Carson. Ivy explains to Martha when they first meet that she is a changeling, a child of supernatural parents who had been exchanged for the real Ivy Carson at birth. She returns to this theme with particular emphasis when she is threatened or harmed in any way. Martha comes from a well-to-do family completely in thrall to suburban values and suspicious of Ivy due to her background. The girls become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyes In The Fishbowl
''Eyes in the Fishbowl'' is a 1968 adolescent novel by author Zilpha Keatley Snyder, illustrated by Alton Raible. A 14-year-old boy narrates the story of strange events that happen at Alcott-Simpson's, an upscale city department store, and his friendship with a mysterious girl he meets in the store, who turns out to be connected to the unusual events. Plot Fourteen-year-old Dion James lives with his charming but improvident father in an apartment in an unnamed city. Dion is forced to work to help support himself and his father. He began working at age eight as a shoeshine boy near Alcott-Simpson's, an upscale department store. He became fascinated with the large, luxurious store, spending many hours there and fantasizing about owning the store or just living in it. An Alcott-Simpson's clerk named Madame Stregovitch befriended him, and he often visits her at the store. Dion notices a tense atmosphere in Alcott-Simpson's, and hears rumors of vandalism and strange events there. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gib Rides Home
''Gib Rides Home'' is a 1998 novel for young readers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. It is set in the early 1900s and concerns the plight of young orphan boys who were farmed out to work as unpaid labor until they turned eighteen. A sequel entitled ''Gib and the Gray Ghost'' was released in 2001 to positive reviews. Plot In 1909, Gibson Whittaker is a former inmate of the Lovell House Home for Orphaned and Abandoned Boys. Although Gib had been adopted a year earlier, he reappears at the orphanage. This shocks the other boys, because the orphanage headmistress, Miss Offenbacher, had a policy of never letting anyone return once they were adopted out. Gib has only a few scattered memories of the first six years of his life, when his mother was alive. These memories include riding their buggy horses. After her death, he was sent to Lovell House as a junior and then became a senior at nine years old. Shortly after Gib becomes a senior, another orphan, Georgie Olson, is adopted by Bean, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
