Zilpha Keatley Snyder is an acclaimed author of books for children

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 and young adults

Young adult literature

Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...

. Snyder was awarded three Newbery Honor Book awards for The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game is a Newbery Honor award winning novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. The story, set in California, follows the creation of a sustained imaginative game by a group of children who share an interest in Ancient Egypt...

, The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid

The Headless Cupid is a children's novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. First published in 1971, the book was a Newbery Honor book for 1972.When the Stanley family moves to a large old country house, plenty of problems arise for eleven-year-old David, including adjusting to his new step-mother, taking...

 and The Witches of Worm

The Witches of Worm

The Witches of Worm is a 1972 young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. It received the Newbery Honor citation in 1973.-Plot summary:In the novel, a lonely pre-teen girl, the protagonist Jessica, finds a blind, almost hairless cat that she names Worm. A reclusive elderly neighbor helps her to...

. Since 1964, Snyder has completed 43 books. She is most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies.

Biography

Snyder was born in Lemoore, California

Lemoore, California

Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and has spent all but brief periods of her life in the Northern California area.

Game Series

• The Egypt Game
  The Egypt Game
  The Egypt Game is a Newbery Honor award winning novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. The story, set in California, follows the creation of a sustained imaginative game by a group of children who share an interest in Ancient Egypt...
  
   (1967)
• The Gypsy Game
  The Gypsy Game
  The Gypsy Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a 1997 sequel to the Newbery Honor book The Egypt Game. All of the main characters return in a new adventure...
  
   (1997)
• The Gypsy Game Teacher's Guide (1998)

Stanley Family Series

• The Headless Cupid
  The Headless Cupid
  The Headless Cupid is a children's novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. First published in 1971, the book was a Newbery Honor book for 1972.When the Stanley family moves to a large old country house, plenty of problems arise for eleven-year-old David, including adjusting to his new step-mother, taking...
  
   (1971)(a.k.a. A Witch in the Family)
• The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case (1979) ISBN 0-689-30728-4
• Blair's Nightmare (1984)
• Janie's Private Eyes (1989)

Green Sky Series

• Below the Root (1975)
• And All Between
  And All Between
  And All Between is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, the second book in the Green Sky Trilogy.The book's title comes from one of the Green-sky chants, containing the phrase "And all between becomes among, / And they are we and old is young, / And earth is sky, / And all is...
  
   (1976)
• Until the Celebration
  Until the Celebration
  Until the Celebration is a fantasy novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, the third book in the Green Sky Trilogy.- Plot summary :Now that the inner circle of Ol-zhann, known as the Geets-kel, have decided to reveal their secrets and integrate Erdlings with Kindar, there is much concern over how to do it...
  
   (1977)

Castle Court Series

• The Box and the Bone (1995)
• The Diamond War (1995)
• Ghost Invasion (1995)
• Secret Weapons (1995)

Novels

• Season of Ponies (1964)
• The Velvet Room (1965)
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1966)
• Black and Blue Magic (1967)
• Eyes in the Fishbowl (1968)
• Today Is Saturday (1969)
• The Changeling (1970)
• The Witches of Worm
  The Witches of Worm
  The Witches of Worm is a 1972 young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. It received the Newbery Honor citation in 1973.-Plot summary:In the novel, a lonely pre-teen girl, the protagonist Jessica, finds a blind, almost hairless cat that she names Worm. A reclusive elderly neighbor helps her to...
  
   (1972)
• The Princess and the Giants (1973)
• The Truth About Stone Hollow (1974) (a.k.a. The Ghosts of Stone Hollow)
• Heirs of Darkness (1978)
• A Fabulous Creature (1981)
• Come on Patsy(1982)
• The Birds of Summer (1983)
• The Changing Maze (1983)
• And Condors Danced (1987)
• Squeak Saves the Day and Other Tooley Tales (1988)
• Song of the Gargoyle (1990)
• Libby on Wednesday (1991)
• Fool's Gold (1993)
• Cat Running (1994)
• The Trespassers
  The Trespassers
  The Trespassers is a 1976 film directed by John Duigan. It stars Judy Morris and Briony Behets.-Cast:*Judy Morris as Dee*Briony Behets as Penny*John Derum as Richard*Hugh Keays-Byrne as Frank*Peter Carmody as Ted...
  
   (1995)
• The Runaways
  The Runaways
  The Runaways were an American all-girl rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s. The band released four studio albums and one live set during its run. Among its best known songs: "Cherry Bomb", "Queens of Noise", "Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin", "California Paradise"...
  
   (1999)
• Spyhole Secrets (2001)
• The Ghosts of Rathburn Park (2002)
• The Unseen
  The Unseen
  The Unseen is an American punk rock band that was formed in 1993 in Hingham, Massachusetts. One of the more prominent bands to revive street punk, The Unseen were originally called The Extinct.-History:...
  
   (2004)
• The Magic Nation Thing (2005)
• The Treasures Of Weatherby (2006)
• The Bronze Pen (2008)
• William S and the Great Escape (2009)
• William's Midsummer Dreams (2011)

Other works

• Snyder was heavily involved in Below the Root, a 1984 computer game that is set in the Green Sky universe after the events of Until the Celebration. She worked with programmer Dale Disharoon on several aspects of the game, including the map and characters.

External links

• Zilpha Keatley Snyder homepage