Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Laurel Leaf Library $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-21266-9
The Newbery Honor-winning author's compelling fantasy concerns a 13-year-old boy who uncovers startling truths about the priestly class who control his people. Ages 12-up. (Aug.)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14 (214p) ISBN 978-0-385-30908-0
Rudy cannot avoid the fact that his best friend, Barney, has grown increasingly close to Tyler, the mildly delinquent boy who recently moved to their small town from L.A. To make matters worse, Tyler is determined that Barney and Rudy join him in a...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (196p) ISBN 978-0-385-29979-4
It's no wonder that Libby McCall has trouble adjusting to Morrison Middle School. She is smaller, younger and brighter than most of the other seventh graders, and she has received the majority of her education at home from the eccentric adults at...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Yearling Books $4.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-440-41257-1
In a starred review of this story about an orphan growing up in Nebraska at the turn of the century, PW predicted that readers ""will want to devour this meaty novel in one long stretch."" Ages 9-12. (Sept.)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-385-32599-8
Snyder (The Gypsy Game) pulls off another feat of prestidigitation with this roundly satisfying story set in 1951. Coming from almost anyone else, the plot and cast of characters might sound stale: three smart kids--one resentful of her mother's...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Laurel Leaf Library $3.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-440-21265-2
An eight-year-old girl in a vividly drawn fantasy world encounters unexpected dangers--and ultimate rewards--in this novel which PW termed ``breathtaking.'' Ages 10-up. (Sept.)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author . Delacorte $15.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-385-32764-0
Snyder (Gib Rides Home) pairs an idiosyncratic plot with her customarily insightful characterizations in this adept story. Three months ago, 11-year-old Hallie lost her father in a terrible freeway accident, and she and her artistic mother have just
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-385-30301-9
Tymmon is left to fend for himself when his father, an influential court jester, is kidnapped in a night raid. Fearing for his father's safety as well as for his own life, Tymmon escapes from Austerneve Castle and hides in the forest depths. There...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Yearling Books $5.5 (208p) ISBN 978-0-440-40498-9
According to PW , Snyder's story of a girl's adjustment to a new school is presented ``with sympathy and understanding. Offering deft writing and a cast of endearing characters, this thoughtful tale provides insight into preteen relationships and...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (211p) ISBN 978-0-385-29575-8
The unstinting manner in which this generous author shares her mother's memories of rural Southern California will come as no surprise to readers familiar with her previous books (The Egypt Game, The Truth About Stone Hollow and others). Life on a...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14.95 (212p) ISBN 978-0-440-50123-7
The Stanley family ( The Headless Cupid , Blair's Nightmare and The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case ) returns in a new adventure. Janie ``bugs'' a family party and causes her stepmother Molly and others embarrassment when the tape is replayed, and so
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author Yearling Books $7.5 (240p) ISBN 978-0-440-41258-8
This sequel to The Egypt Game ""continues to offer Snyder's well-nigh irresistible combination of suspense, wit and avowal of the imagination,"" said PW in a starred review. Ages 8-12. (Sept.)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author S&S/Atheneum $16.99 (214p) ISBN 978-1-4169-6763-7
William S. Baggett, the skinny 12-year-old hero of this engaging Depression-era story, plans to use his “Getaway Fund” to escape, someday, from his lazy, vicious father and older half-siblings. Meanwhile, William hides from the chaotic,...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author . S&S/Atheneum $16.99 (200p) ISBN 978-1-4169-4201-6
Set (barely noticeably) in 1973, this relatively straightforward fantasy showcases the beloved author's gift for characterization but not, sadly, her finest example of blending magic and realism. With a father confined to his bed with heart...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author . S&S/ Atheneum $15.95 (213p) ISBN 978-1-4169-1398-6
Snyder fashions a novel more akin to her lighter The Ghosts of Rathburn Park
than her weightier Gib Rides Home
or The Runaways
. Harleigh J. Weatherby IV is a lonely and sickly 12-year-old who lives with several relatives in an enormous and rather
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author . Delacorte $15.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-385-73084-6
Twelve-year-old Xandra, the next-to-youngest member of the large Hobson family, feels ill at ease and resentful among her prodigally talented "siblings," the term she prefers ("There was something warm and cozy sounding about 'brothe
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author . Delacorte $15.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-385-32767-1
Veteran novelist Snyder (Spyhole Secrets) offers up a contemporary mystery more satisfying for its wonderfully delineated cast than, perhaps, for its plot. Matthew Hamilton, a gawky 11-year-old, has just moved to Timber City, where his dad has been...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Thomas Fleming, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (176p) ISBN 978-0-385-31056-7
Play Day is approaching, but Cat Kinsey, the fastest runner at school, won't be participating in the races because her old-fashioned, bull-headed father won't allow her to wear pants even while playing sports. Cat is so busy being angry at her...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Charles Mikolaycak, Illustrator MacMillan Publishing Company $12.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-02-785900-3
Honored for her work as a novelist, Snyder achieves extraordinary effects in a fantasy here, illuminated by Mikolaycak's marvelous scenes. Muted colors and looming figures pulsate with the ominous airs in the author's lyrical tale about a shepherd...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Charles Mikolaycak, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $4.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-689-71618-8
Stylish prose and dramatically dark-toned illustrations produce a haunting tale of one boy's experiences at the ``marvelous greenthorn maze.'' Ages 5-8. (Sept.)
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Brett Hardin, Author Yearling Books $3.5 (112p) ISBN 978-0-440-40985-4
The Castle Court Kids series launches with this sluggish, subpar girls-against-boys story. The neighborhood boys want to chop down trees to create a baseball field. The girls take great offense, as they have transformed the designated spot into The...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Britt, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-385-32267-6
Inspired by her father's stories of his turn-of-the-century childhood in a Nebraska orphanage, Snyder (The Egypt Game) fashions an exceptionally atmospheric and suspenseful tale. As the book opens, Gibson Whittaker, who had been farmed out to...
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Author, Ghauri, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $15.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-385-32266-9
Having laid to rest the enactments of ancient rituals described so unforgettably in the 1967 classic The Egypt Game, Snyder's charismatic crew of five sharp middle-schoolers (and one precocious 4-year-old) trade in their robes and headdresses for...
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