The Ghosts of Rathburn Park
The Ghosts of Rathburn Park

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1480471526

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DIVDIVEleven-year-old Matt comes face to face with his town’s haunted past/divDIV Matthew Hamilton—a.k.a. the Hamster—and his family recently moved to Timber City. More of a loner than his older brother and sister, Matt gets lost when he wanders away from the town’s annual July Fourth picnic into nearby Rathburn Park. He is rescued by a white mutt with shaggy hair and pointed ears. Matt follows him into a clearing, but the dog vanishes./divDIV According to legend, Rathburn Park is haunted. Weirded out by his experience but unable to stay away, Matt returns to the ruins. In a burned-out church, a girl in a hat and old-fashioned ruffled dress appears. She warns him to leave if he wants to stay alive. Her name is Amelia Rathburn. But when Matt looks her up, he discovers that she is one hundred years old./divDIV Is Amelia a ghost from the past? Or someone a lot more human? The truth is stranger than Matt could ever imagine./divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div/div

Ghosts of Rathburn Park
Ghosts of Rathburn Park

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher:

Published: 2004-08-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781417738526

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The three-time Newbery Honor winner spins a hair-raising tale of a new boy in the town of Rathburn Park who becomes lost in the spooky woods and is led out by a ghostly dog. The boy then learns about the town's strange past.

And All Between
And All Between

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1453271937

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In this “vividly drawn fantasy” from the Newbery Honoree, the trees of Green-sky are peaceful, while Teera struggles to survive below the forest floor (Publishers Weekly). While the Kindar thrive in the leafy utopia of Green-sky, the Erdlings struggle to survive in their underground caves and tunnels. Hunger threatens, and Teera, an eight-year-old Erdling, is forced to run away before her pet, Haba, is killed for food. Once away, Teera finds her way to the beautiful forest floor, where the sights are breathtaking and the food is abundant. There, she meets the friendly Ol-zhaan Raamo and Neric. Teera and her new Ol-zhaan friends want to reveal the truth about life above and below the trees, but powerful forces are at work to ensure that the two worlds remain apart. This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.

The Ghosts of Stone Hollow
The Ghosts of Stone Hollow

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1453272003

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DIVAmy’s new town holds a secret far more wondrous than she could ever imagine/divDIV Taylor Springs is the place where Amy’s family grew up, and it felt like her hometown even before she moved there. But there is one place that her family left out of their stories: the supposedly haunted Stone Hollow, a hidden valley with an old, deserted cottage. And though Amy is curious, she can’t get a straight answer about it from anyone—well, anyone except Jason./divDIV /divDIVJason has explored Stone Hollow, and he doesn’t think it’s haunted. He has a different theory: He believes it’s a place where time folds and moves over itself, replaying scenes and moments from the past. And sometimes, the past comes back in unexpected and unwanted ways. Amy doesn’t believe Jason at first, but soon she realizes that things aren’t always as they seem. Could Jason be right about the secret of Stone Hollow?/divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div

Gateway to Reading
Gateway to Reading

Author: Nancy J. Polette

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-04-08

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13:

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Get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy, with unusual and effective methods like games. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading—carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds—racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example—students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors.

The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume One
The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume One

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2017-12-19

Total Pages: 1819

ISBN-13: 1504050762

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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.

Cat Running
Cat Running

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1453271899

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DIVAn award-winning, thoughtful, and moving glimpse into life during the Depression/divDIV Cat is the fastest kid at her school—and with Play Day is coming up soon, she will be able to show off her speed to everybody. Unfortunately, her old-fashioned father forbids her to wear pants, even while playing sports. So Cat refuses to race, and Zane, an Okie boy whose family works on a nearby farm, wins. Cat is furious that Zane is so fast, and angry that he was able to beat all the sixth-grade boys, even in his bare feet./divDIV /divDIVThough Cat hates Zane at the start, soon the two become friends. They are the school’s best runners, after all. But while Cat’s family is doing well, Zane’s family has lost everything in the Depression. All Cat can offer Zane’s family is sympathy and friendship . . . until Zane’s sister gets pneumonia and Cat and Zane are forced into a race for the little girl’s life./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div

A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery
A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery

Author: Robert D. San Souci

Publisher: Yearling

Published: 2011-04-20

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0307793672

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Ghoulies, ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties inhabit these 30 chilling tales gathered from around the world—perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! Creepy classic and contemporary stories from Australia, Germany, India, El Salvador, and elsewhere--including a healthy helping of American apparitions--will keep readers and listeners scared stiff. Do you dare walk down the lane where "Crooker Waits"? Or would you rather shake "The Hairy Hands"? Twenty eerie illustrations highlight this companion to Robert D. San Souci's earlier collections of scary stories, which School Library Journal called "an absolute delight. . . . Young readers will gobble up these thirty thrilling snacks and beg for more." Savor this supernatural treat for spine-tingling fun!

Spyhole Secrets
Spyhole Secrets

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1480471569

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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

And Condors Danced
And Condors Danced

Author: Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 148047147X

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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