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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 care of his three younger siblings, and trying not to make trouble for his university-professor father. But it is his new step-sister, Amanda, with her pet crow, dark clothes, and mysterious knowledge of the occult, who poses the greatest threat to peace and tranquility in the Stanley household. |
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 care of his three younger siblings, and trying not to make trouble for his university-professor father. But it is his new step-sister, Amanda, with her pet crow, dark clothes, and mysterious knowledge of the occult, who poses the greatest threat to peace and tranquility in the Stanley household. |
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That is, until the poltergeist. As the unexplained accidents mount in frequency and intensity, and the troubled history of the old house comes to light, David must solve the mystery of the headless cupid before it destroys his new family. |
That is, until the poltergeist. As the unexplained accidents mount in frequency and intensity, and the troubled history of the old house comes to light, David must solve the mystery of the headless cupid before it destroys his new family. |
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==Literary significance & criticism== |
==Literary significance & criticism== |
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This book has made the [[American Library Association]]'s list of [[banned books|the one hundred most frequently challenged books]] for 1990-2000, due to the use of [[witchcraft]] by the children. |
This book has made the [[American Library Association]]'s list of [[banned books|the one hundred most frequently challenged books]] for 1990-2000, due to the use of [[witchcraft]] by the children. |
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| Author | Zilpha Keatley Snyder |
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| Illustrator | Alton Raible |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-440-43507-2 (Paperback edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 12873557 |
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 care of his three younger siblings, and trying not to make trouble for his university-professor father. But it is his new step-sister, Amanda, with her pet crow, dark clothes, and mysterious knowledge of the occult, who poses the greatest threat to peace and tranquility in the Stanley household.
That is, until the poltergeist. As the unexplained accidents mount in frequency and intensity, and the troubled history of the old house comes to light, David must solve the mystery of the headless cupid before it destroys his new family.
Literary significance & criticism
This book has made the American Library Association's list of the one hundred most frequently challenged books for 1990-2000, due to the use of witchcraft by the children.
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