"At the age of eight I became, in my own eyes at least, a writer."
- Zilpha Keatley SnyderAmerican author Zilpha Keatley Snyder is well-known for her contributions to children's books. She was born in Wisconsin on May 17, 1935, and from an early age, she became passionate about writing. Snyder began to believe that she was capable of telling stories and sharing them with others when she …