Headless Cupid [Antique Books] [Hardcover]

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Author), Alton Raible (Illustrator)

Book Description

A book about a very ornery ghost... This book is a Newbery Award Winner and has won many other awards. The following award list is from Ms. Snyder's website: "THE HEADLESS CUPID 1971 Atheneum .. Newbery Honor Book.. Hans Christian Andersen International Honors List... Christopher Medal... Junior Literary Guild Selection... William Allen White Award, State of Kansas... ALA Notable Book... Dell Yearling Edition 1985 ... Audio recording--Miller Brody Productions... Film strip and tape--Pied Piper Productions... Foreign editions--German, Afrikaans, Japanese, British, Polish, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic... "

Product Details

• Hardcover: 203 pages
• Publisher: Antheneum; 1ST edition (1971)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001C4AOHM
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,970,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Storytelling, Haunting Characters, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Headless Cupid (Paperback)

Zilpha Keatley Snyder is one of the unsung great childrens' writers of the 20th c. Her delicate blend of magic and realism should have earned her widespread recognition years ago. This said, discovering her books for yourself is one of those great reading pleasures.

In The Headless Cupid, Amanda, the new stepsister, arrives in the Stanley household with a chip on her shoulder and a box of cool occult paraphenelia. The four Stanley children are fascinated and a little overwhelmed--but much to Amanda's surprise, they have a little magic to offer her in return.

Mysterious, lovely, understated.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The AWESOME book: "The Headless Cupid", June 5, 2001

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"lil_drama_queen_14" (Millinocket, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Headless Cupid (Paperback)

Hi, my name is Kate and I'm 13 years old. I just got done reading "The Headless Cupid" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and I think it is an AWESOME book! I liked how Mrs. Snyder kept the book going with Blair's premonitions, Amanda's hobby, and Janie's know-it-all attitude. This was my first book by Mrs. Snyder, and it won't be the last! Right now I'm working on "The Velvet Room." (which is really good too) "The Headless Cupid" is a good book to start out on because once you find out all of the author's twists in the story, it'll leave you wanting more to read by her!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Opinion for The Headless Cupiud, January 28, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Headless Cupid (Paperback)

The book I just got finished reading is The Headless Cupiud.It was a great book if you thriller books.
One of the bad points in the book is that it starts off kinda slow, and someties was confusing in the middle and near the end.
The good points of the book are when a a lot of wierd stuff start happing and Molly (the stepmom) starts getting really scared and she wants to move out of the house. Another good part of the book is when Amanda starts to actally talk to her mom and offers to teach the kids about the supernatural.