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Book Synopsis And Condors Danced by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book And Condors Danced written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVA moving coming-of-age story from three-time Newbery Medal winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder/divDIV The tenth day of June in the year of Our Lord, 1907. Mehitabel Carlton Hartwick becomes invisible . . ./divDIV Eleven-year-old Carly Hartwick lives a life of adventure on her family’s ranch in Santa Luisa. No one has a clue about her secret life—not her strict father, her ailing, distracted mother, her older sister, or her older brother. Carly shares her adventures with her faithful dog, Tiger, and documents their exploits in her journal. She loves visiting her aunt Mehitabel and hearing the story of her Chinese servant’s danger-filled immigration to California during the gold rush. And soon she and Tiger have a real-life mystery to solve: Who bombed a float during the annual Fourth of July parade?/divDIV This fateful summer and fall, two tragedies will test Carly’s courage and forever alter her views on life and death./divDIV Culled from Snyder’s mother’s memories of growing up in this slice of rural Southern California, And Condors Danced introduces a heroine with a big imagination and an even bigger heart./divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div/div
Book Synopsis And Condors Danced by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book And Condors Danced written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1989-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NULL
Book Synopsis Dancing with Eagles and Condors by : Celinda Kaelin
Download or read book Dancing with Eagles and Condors written by Celinda Kaelin and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Blair's Nightmare by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book Blair's Nightmare written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A giant Irish wolfhound might be the dog of David’s dreams in the third book in the Stanley Family series, a companion to The Headless Cupid, from three-time Newbery Honor winner Zipha Keatley Snyder. With five children, a raven, and a pet turkey named King Tut, the Stanley house is full-to-bursting. But David desperately wants a dog—even though his dad has forbidden another pet. So when Blair begins sleepwalking and having dreams of an enormous dog that comes to the house every night, David assumes Blair just wants a dog too. But what if Blair’s Nightmare, as the kids quickly name the dog, isn’t only a dream? Is Nightmare the dog they’ve always wanted? And how can the kids keep him—without letting their parents know?
Book Synopsis The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume One by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume One written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 1819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine novels from a three-time Newbery Honor author whose “tales of wonder, mystery, and suspense beguiled two generations of children and young adults” (The New York Times). Blending realism and fantasy, Zilpha Keatley Snyder was a master at drawing young readers into mesmerizing worlds. Collected in one volume, here are some of her most memorable and beloved novels. TheVelvet Room explores ranch life for a child of a former migrant worker. Cat Running offers a unique glimpse into one girl’s experience when her family takes in a malnourished, barefooted “Okie” during the Depression In Song of the Gargoyle, thirteen-year-old Tymmon befriends a strange and enchanted forest creature. In The Trespassers, a boy and his sister discover a secret hideaway in a deserted mansion—and maybe a ghost. And in Fool’s Gold, a group of teens discover a map that leads them through dangerous, abandoned gold mines. This treasury is a perfect introduction to the novels of one of the most revered figures in children’s literature.
Book Synopsis Spyhole Secrets by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book Spyhole Secrets written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVAfter her father dies, a lonely eleven-year-old finds a solution to her grief when she discovers a secret window into another life/divDIV Hallie Meredith is furious with God. First, her adored father died in a car accident. As if that weren’t horrible enough, Hallie had to move away, leaving school and all her friends behind. Now she and her mother live in a cramped apartment in a stuffy old mansion. The only bright spot is the crack in a boarded-up window in the attic that gives Hallie an unobstructed view of the apartment in the building next door. Hallie knows she shouldn’t be up there—the attic is forbidden territory. And she shouldn’t be spying on the beautiful teenage girl with the long blond hair who seems so tragic (and whom Hallie christens “Rapunzel”). And there’s Rapunzel’s kid brother and their father, who seems unnaturally strict. Morphing into an amateur spy, Hallie is determined to solve the mysteries of this other family. But is the truth about the people next door different from how it appears?/divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./divDIV/div/div
Book Synopsis Recreating the Past by : Lynda G. Adamson
Download or read book Recreating the Past written by Lynda G. Adamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-06-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning grades 1-10+, this annotated bibliography of 970 recommended American and world titles published through early 1994 includes adult titles suitable for young readers; at least 200 of the titles are award winners. In support of interdisciplinary English and social studies curricula, librarians and teachers can easily assemble a basic list of books on a geographical place and time period. Geographical sections are divided into historical time periods within which entries are organized alphabetically by author. Each entry contains both reading and interest grade levels, a short incisive annotation about the historical event, setting, plot, protagonist and theme, current publication availability, and awards won. Seven reference appendices allow for easy searching. These helpful appendices and an authors, a titles, and an illustrators index help to make this volume a critical professional tool.
Book Synopsis The Magic Nation Thing by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Magic Nation Thing written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVAbby doesn’t want to be different, but she doesn’t have a choice—she has magic, and it’s not in her imagination/divDIV Abigail O’Malley resents having the psychic powers that set her apart from other kids. Even though her kindergarten teacher assured her that her visions were just her imagination (which Abby heard as “magic nation”), Abby knows they’re very real. She just wants to be normal, like her best friend, Paige Borden, and grow up to be a lawyer or maybe an Olympic gold-medalist skier. If her powers are so special, why can’t she find a way to bring her parents back together?/divDIV But Abby’s ability to read minds and find missing objects comes in handy when she helps solve cases at her mom’s private detective agency. The trouble starts when Abby accidentally reveals her special gift to Paige. Now that Paige knows her secret, she keeps trying to get Abby to use her magic to figure out everyday mysteries. But when/divDIVPaige’s little brother Sky goes missing, Abby has to put her powers to the ultimate test./divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./divDIV/div/div
Book Synopsis The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnappers in Italy have their hands full when the captive American children advise them on running a better kidnapping and on proper nutrition.
Book Synopsis William S. and the Great Escape by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book William S. and the Great Escape written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William S. and the Great Escape is a middle-grade adventure from multiple-Newbery Honor-winning author Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Book Synopsis The Witches of Worm by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Witches of Worm written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats. Jessica’s never liked them. Especially not a skinny, ugly kitten that looks like a worm. Worm. Jessica wishes she’d never brought Worm home with her, because now he’s making her do terrible things. She’s sure she isn’t imagining the evil voice coming from the cat, telling her to play mean tricks on people. But how can she explain what’s happening? Witches. Jessica has read enough books to know that Worm must be a witch’s cat. He’s cast a spell on her, but whom can she turn to? After all, no one will believe that Worm has bewitched her...or worse!
Book Synopsis Song of the Gargoyle by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book Song of the Gargoyle written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVTymmon was thrown out of his kingdom, and has to make his way in the world, but unexpected help from a singing gargoyle will certainly make that easier/divDIV In one night, Tymmon’s life is turned upside down. His father, the beloved court jester of Austernerve, is kidnapped in a night raid. Tymmon escapes his father’s fate but must find shelter in the dark, deep, and dangerous Sombrous Forest. /divDIV /divDIVThere, he meets another kind of outcast: Troff, a fearsome-looking dog-like gargoyle with an unexpectedly gorgeous singing voice. Together, the two form a great duo: Tymmon plays the flute while Troff sings. They take their act around the kingdom, until a chance encounter with a mysterious old man gives the two an opportunity to save Tymmon’s father, and change Tymmon’s life forever./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div
Book Synopsis Families in Children's Literature by : Nancy LE Cecil
Download or read book Families in Children's Literature written by Nancy LE Cecil and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-02-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using quality children's literature that presents families positively and promotes appreciation of family diversity, this book offers you a unique way to help students understand the common complexities of today's families. Books are grouped into four major categories-diverse family groups, family heritage and tradition, relationships within families, and family conflicts. Within these areas books are chosen for specific topics, ranging from Death in the Family to Homelessness. For each title there are questions for reflection and discussion and a target activity that reinforces the concepts presented in the book.
Book Synopsis Fool's Gold by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book Fool's Gold written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as he can remember, people have warned Rudy not to play in the mines . . . Fourteen-year-old Rudy Drummond lives with his mother and half sisters, Margot and Moira—“the M and M’s”—in Pyramid Hill, California’s legendary gold rush town. But Rudy’s got a secret: He’s terrified of dark, closed-in places. So when his best friend, Barney, and Tyler, the new kid in town, decide to explore the abandoned Pritchard’s Hole mine, Rudy has to come up with an excuse for why he can’t go without arousing their suspicions. He tries everything, from babysitting Margot and Moira to giving a girl named Heather horseback riding lessons. But Rudy can’t stop the other boys from venturing into the forbidden mine shaft—an expedition that brings back memories of being buried alive. During this summer vacation, Rudy will struggle to overcome his fears, fall in love, and become a hero as he makes life-changing discoveries about himself, his family, and his friends. A Junior Library Guild selection. This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Book Synopsis The Headless Cupid by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Headless Cupid written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they’re amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They’re stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It’s not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that’s when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago. Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again?
Book Synopsis The Trespassers by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book The Trespassers written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVHalcyon House has everything: a beautiful location, incredible amenities, and life-threatening danger/divDIV In the beautiful Northern California coastal town of Monterey, Halcyon House is exactly the kind of place that any kid would want to explore. It’s huge, abandoned, and— rumor has it—haunted. Neely and her little brother, Grub, are determined to get inside. The two siblings climb through an open window and find an old nursery, filled with old toys and, possibly, a ghost./divDIV /divDIVThe siblings’ trespassing ends, however, when the mysterious Hutchinson family arrives and reclaims the house. Neely and Grub should be in trouble, but instead Curtis Hutchinson welcomes the siblings in with open arms. But as Neely spends more time at Halcyon House, she realizes that this mansion and its inhabitants are far more dangerous than she could have possibly imagined./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div
Book Synopsis Eyes in the Fishbowl by : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Download or read book Eyes in the Fishbowl written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVNewbery Medal winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder delves into the paranormal in this story of a teenage boy who makes an extraordinary discovery/divDIV The whole thing started six years ago when Dion James was around eight or nine. He got a shoe-shining gig on the corner of Palm and Eighth, outside the big glass-and-bronze doors of Alcott-Simpson’s department store. With his unruly hair and bad limp from polio, Dion looked like a refugee. Envisioning himself one day working at Alcott-Simpson’s, he cleans up his act and starts dressing better. /divDIV Fourteen-year-old Dion still dreams of working at the luxury department store when he sees a girl with big black eyes and long black hair pursued by store detectives for stealing a sweater. A few days later, Dion is in the store when he hears a scream, and all hell breaks loose. Locked in after the store empties out, Dion sees a familiar figure: the sweater thief. Her name is Sara, and soon she and Dion are eyewitnesses to a bizarre series of events that have no rational explanation./divDIV Who is Sara? And why is there a pair of eyes in the mink-lined fishbowl?/divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div/div
