The headless cupid is the second of the three ya books im reading for the banned books challenge. The list of books that sarah palin opposed is a standard rightwing christian hit list. The most frequently banned books in the 1990s this list is taken from the table of contents of banned in the u. I was only familiar with snyders the egypt game, which i remember as being cryptically creepy, the perfect read for a curious fourthgrader like myself. Amanda, from the headless cupid by zilpha keatley snyder. The headless cupid is undeniably worth reading and despite being released. List catalogs books banned from the wasilla, alaska, public library by mayor sarah palin. Johnson sponsored by the american library association, the american booksellers association, and a variety of other groups, banned books week sept. Amanda arrives at their big old house wearing a huge tattered shawl and carrying a sharpeyed crow in a cage. Blairs nightmare book by zilpha keatley snyder official publisher. Banned books week lincoln park high school library. Elevenyearold david is about to meet his new stepsister, amanda, who is only one year older than he is. The headless cupid the stanley family book 1 kindle edition by. This week marks banned books weekwhere we celebrate our right to free speech, and stand against censorship.
Their numbers on banned books are pretty interesting. The headless cupid, in my opinion, stands the test of time. The headless cupid is 98th on on the alas list of the top 100 books banned between 19902000. The headless cupid by zilpha snyder the learning tree by gordon parks the living bible by william c. As many of you will notice it is a hit parade for book burners. I tried logging in from a friends computer, and the next time he tried to log in, he had been banned and now he cant create a new account this all started when i fired up an old account i remembered i hadi know the tos say you should have one account only, but for. But of all the things to be scared of, the scariest of all is banning books. Books banned at one time or another south boston virginia news. I also wrote a much smaller one titled the chocolate war. Here is a book with sodomy, infanticide, incest, murder, human sacrifice, genocide, deviant sexual practices, nudity, polygamy, rape, pillage, racism, slavery, occult worship, demonic possession, pedophilia, etc. Posted in banned books tagged beloved by morrison, the headless cupid by snyder, the lovely bones by sebold 22 replies. So ive obviously been banned from okc, and its a pernicious ban.
The headless cupid by zilpha snyder heather has two mommies by leslea newman heres to you, rachel robinson by judy blume. I was famous, or infamous, depending on your perspective, for burning an awardwinning childrens book, the headless cupid, by zilpha snyder. Bower the merchant of venice by william shakespeare the new teenage body book by kathy mccoy and charles wibbelsman the pigman by paul zindel the seduction of peter s. Konigsburg, knows how to write kidstheir feelings, their conversations, the complexity of their lives out of earshot of the grownups. And its about a 12yearold wannabe witch, a spooky old house in the country, and a 50year old poltergeist. The headless cupid is both amusing and exciting, especially when the poltergeist develops. The headless cupid by zilpha keatley snyder, alton raible.
The head disappeared and had not been seen in many years until it reappeared after amanda and the stanley kids began to. The recipient of three newbery honor book awards for the egypt game, the headless cupid, and the witches of worm, zilpha keatley snyder began writing books for children in 1964 when her first book, a season of ponies, was published. The headless cupid by zilpha snyder how to eat fried worms by thomas rockwell promotion of unsanitary. The stanleys old house has an alleged past history of being inhabited by a destructive poltergeist, who caused rocks to fly through the house and beheaded a wooden cupid that is carved into the stairs. David and his three younger siblings are introduced to the world of the occult when they meet their new stepsister.
Zilpha keatley snyder is the author of the egypt game, the headless cupid, and the witches of worm, all newbery honor books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. James and the giant peach by roald dahl smart bitches. The worst thing the poltergeist did was to behead the cupid that adorned the newel post at the end of a hand carved bannister. A former teacher, she lives in an old house similar to the one in the headless cupid.
The headless cupid exists in the same eerie world as phyllis reynolds naylors witch books witchs sister and the ghost next door or lois duncans summer of fear the children of green knowe has this flavor as well, only more gothic and less suspenseful. Support the red cross when others are struggling to escape, the red cross is moving in to help. The headless cupid by zilpha keatley snyder reading is. Whether you believe in spirits or not, this newbery honor book is sure to captivate your imagination 1971 zilpha keatley snyder p1996 recorded books, llc. Again, in 1992, complaints surfaced in the escondido, california, school system because it the headless cupid contains references to the occult doyle, 1993, p. The headless cupid ranked in the top 100 banned books for the decade ending in the year 2000. The following is a list of books that sarah palin tried to get banned when she was mayor of wasilla. I dont do this to improve my own onlinedating game not to say. Though im a little late in mentioning it, were right smack toward the end of the american library associations banned books week.
Books banned at one time or another in the united states,making a qualifying remark that its an. When andys harassment leads to the death of one of the men, carla must choose where she stands. It shows the fifty books that were most frequently challenged in schools and public libraries in the united states between 1990 and 1992. The complaints about the book were that kids might become interested in the occult or even learn to practice the occult from this book. When davids father is away, the poltergeist suddenly becomes active and again begins to wreak havoc in the house. Banned book titles, a poetry challenge the half price blog. The headless cupid is a childrens novel by zilpha keatley snyder. Witchcraft was a central theme in the headless cupid, which became no. This was another book i decided to read during banned books week. She was recently honored with an edgar nomination for her book the unseen, which was a school library journal best book and a parents choice silver honor winner. In 1989 at the hays kansas public library, the headless cupid was challenged because it the headless cupid could lead young readers to embrace satanism doyle, 1991, p.
After all, pretty much every adult in those books is either useless or very evil, so the kids have to fend for. But david desperately wants a dogeven though his dad has forbidden. Her most recent books include the treasures of weatherby, the bronze pen, william s. How okcupid engineers decide to ban offensive users. There is nothing on the list that indicates that palin put any thought into what she wanted banned from the library. The headless cupid is a 1972 newbery honor book which has truly stood the test of time. Needless to say, we at bookgasm are all for freedom of speech and all down on censorship, so why not crack open a little holden caulfield and celebrate what it means to be an american. First published in 1971, the book was a newbery honor book for 1972. A clockwork orange by anthony burgess a wrinkle in time by madeleine lengle annie on my mind by nancy garden as i lay dying by william faulkner blubber by judy blume. Intellectual freedom and other information related to censorship and banned books week.
The time has come to celebrate banned books week, so head on over to the american library association and choose a book from the list of banned books. Banned from the mascenic regionalhigh school in ipswich n. From coverup to catastrophe, from worldfest houston international film festival. I understand that schools ban books, but what about books for the general public. Forbidden planet movie stills and photos planet movie, anne francis, babe. This is the list of books palin tried to have banned. Sexual themes, offensive language, violence, homosexuality the book was removed from the barron wis. The head disappeared and had not been seen in many years until it reappeared after amanda and the stanley kids began to delve into the houses history and the supernatural. Your donations of blood, time, and money before a disaster strikes makes their work possible. I want to hear discussion about why the bible should not be banned. Aug 29, 2015 amanda, from the headless cupid by zilpha keatley snyder.
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