| The Headless Cupid Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Snyder, Zilpha Keatley (Author), Raible, Alton (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416990526 ISBN-13: 9781416990529 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn she studies witchcraft. When she shares her secrets, strange things start happening in their old house. They suspect Amanda until they learn the house was long ago haunted by a ghost that cut off the head of a wooden cupid on the stairway. A Newbery Honor Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 78154763 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Series: Stanley Family |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.14" W x 7.6" (0.36 lbs) 240 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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? |
Contributor Bio(s): Snyder, Zilpha Keatley: - Zilpha Keatley Snyder is the author of The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid, and The Witches of Worm, all Newbery Honor Books. Her most recent books include The Treasures of Weatherby, The Bronze Pen, William S. and the Great Escape, and William's Midsummer Dreams. She lives in Mill Valley, California. Visit her at ZKSnyder.com. |