"I seemed to have been born reading."Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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Zilpha Keatley Snyder Quotes
Read Zilpha Keatley Snyder quotes on reading and writing from the three-time Newbery Honor author of The Egypt Game (1927–2014).
"At the age of eight I became, in my own eyes at least, a writer."Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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American - Author | May 11, 1927 - October 7, 2014
# Zilpha Keatley Snyder Quotes
Zilpha Keatley Snyder was an American children's author, born on May 11, 1927, in Lemoore, California. A lifelong reader who decided at eight that she was a writer, she first worked as a schoolteacher before publishing her first novel in 1964.
Snyder went on to write more than 40 books for young readers, filled with imagination, mystery and make-believe. She won three Newbery Honors, for The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm. She died on October 7, 2014. Her quotes capture her early love of books and writing.
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Who was Zilpha Keatley Snyder?
Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927–2014) was an American children's author best known for The Egypt Game.
What awards did Zilpha Keatley Snyder win?
She received three Newbery Honors, for The Egypt Game (1968), The Headless Cupid (1972) and The Witches of Worm (1973).