Books with author Zilpha Keatley Snyder

After a year living with Aunt Fiona, William is off to audition for the role of Puck in a summer production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream . But getting the part is just the beginning. Now William has to deal with a jealous rival, a not-so-secret admirer, and the way the Baggetts still haunt him in nightmares. William’s summer is filled with acting and costumes and applause, but he still worries sometimes that he and his younger siblings will never be able to shake off the past. But when the Baggetts show up again, William realizes that he is braver than he thought, and that it will all turn out okay.

Young readers will love the latest novel from three-time Newbery Honor winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder:Dani O'Donnell can't wait to get out of her new home town, Rattler Springs, out in the middle of the desert. All she wants to do is get back to California where she belongs. So just before she turns 13, Dani plans her escape. But things get complicated when 9-year-old Stormy wants to go, and so does the new rich girl in town, Pixie. When this threesome finally resolves to go, they must face what running away really means, and the true reason they are going.

The kids from The Egypt Game are back, taking up right where they left off in the first novel. What game will they play next? The answer is Gypsies. While April plunges in with her usual enthusiasm, Melanie seems to be holding back. But it's Toby who adds a really new wrinkle when he announces that he himself is a bona fide Gypsy. Plus he can get them some of his grandmother's things to use as real Gypsy props for the new game. What could be more thrilling? Then Toby suddenly and mysteriously disappears, and the kids discover that living as real-life Gypsies may not be as much fun as they thought. How will they find Toby and rescue him from the very real problems that are haunting his life?

The Stanley family is moving to Italy! David, Janie, and twins Esther and Blair are thrilled. But their moody stepsister Amanda, thwarted from spending time in California with her father, spends the trip alternately moping or boasting about how rich her father is. And precocious Janie translates everything Amanda says to all the neighbors. But such bragging does not go unnoticed. One terrible night, the children are kidnapped. David tries to make friends with the kidnappers to protect his family. But that’s hard to do when Janie lectures them on how to write a ransom note and Esther complains about the terrible food. Can David and Amanda use their siblings’ hijinks to outsmart the kidnappers? This classic novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is by turns exciting, hilarious, and scary as it follows the plight of these rambunctious siblings.

Most people think that young Blair Stanley has a wild imagination. So when he starts talking about a huge dog that visits him at night, his older brother, David, doesn't pay any attention. Besides, David has other things to worry about, like avoiding the school bully and steering clear of the escaped convicts hiding in the neighborhood. When David discovers that Nightmare, Blair's dog, is very real after all, he helps Blair and his sisters break the family's "no pets" rule. Their plan to hide Nightmare works until the dog disappears, and Blair goes off to find him. David knows no six-year-old kid should wander around the woods alone, but there's an added danger. What if the convicts are out there, too, and find Blair before David can?"Eminently readable, this will delight Snyder's fans and earn her new ones."—School Library Journal"The family mix continues to work its charm. . . ."—Kirkus Reviews"A strong effort with the right blend of homey family details and page-turning adventure. . . ."—Booklist"Blair's Nightmare is the third book about the Stanley family. . . . There is enough mystery to keep the reader turning the pages and enough realism to illustrate the theme."—The New York Times Book Review

Abby O’Malley is a girl who likes things to make sense. School makes sense, and her best friend Paige makes sense (most of the time), but Abby’s flighty mother never makes sense. Abby’s mom seems to think that she and Abby are descended from a line of witches, and that they have special powers—psychic powers that don’t make sense at all. The problem is, Abby knows that she can do certain things that other people can’t. Sometimes, when she holds an object in her hand, she’s overpowered by sounds and pictures that show where the owner is and what he or she is doing. Abby thinks of this as her “magic nation,” because that is what her kindergarten teacher told her it was called. Now 11, Abby has an inkling that her teacher may have been saying it was her “imagination,” which unfortunately, she knows it is not. Now some things are happening in her mother’s detective agency—cases where Abby’s magic nation thing might come in handy. But does Abby want to admit that such a sensible girl could have such an unsensible power?From the Hardcover edition.