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William S. and the great escape

In 1938, twelve-year-old William has already decided to leave home when his younger sister informs him that she and their brother and sister are going too, and right away, but complications arise when an acquaintance decides to "help" them.

Main Author: Snyder, Zilpha Keatley.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Runaway children > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Juvenile fiction.
Acting > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: In 1938, twelve-year-old William has already decided to leave home when his younger sister informs him that she and their brother and sister are going too, and right away, but complications arise when an acquaintance decides to "help" them.
Physical Description: 214 p. 22 cm.
Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN: 9781416967637
141696763X
Author Notes: Zilpha Keatley Snyder was born in Lemoore, California on May 11, 1927. She received a B.A. from Whittier College in 1948. While ultimately planning to be a writer, after graduation she decided to teach school temporarily. However, she found teaching to be an extremely rewarding experience and taught in the upper elementary grades for a total of nine years. After all of her children were in school, she began to think of writing again.

Her first book, Season of Ponies, was published in 1964. She wrote more than 40 books during her lifetime including The Trespassers, Gib Rides Home, Gib and the Gray Ghost, and William's Midsummer Dreams. She has won numerous awards including three Newbery Honor books for The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm and the 1995 John and Patricia Beatty Award for Cat Running. She died of complications from a stroke on October 08, 2014 at the age of 87.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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