David grew up fast when his mother died just over a year ago. David is exceptionally bright and mature for his age. 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 house's history and the supernatural.ĭavid Stanley is the protagonist in the story. The worst thing the poltergeist did was to behead the cupid that adorned the newel post at the end of a hand carved bannister. The poltergeist was destructive, throwing rocks and causing general mayhem in the house. The appearance of the poltergeist is attributed to the presence of Westerly's teenage daughters, Mabel and Harriette. Built in 1895 by Old Man Westerly, the house became inhabited by a poltergeist, or noisy ghost, shortly after the house was built. The Old Westerly House is the main setting in the story. Amanda, Molly's daughter from her first marriage, is due to arrive and make her home with her mother and new family. The couple buys a new house in Steven's Corners, a rural country town. Jeff's wife had died the year before, leaving him a widow with four children: David, age eleven Janie, age six and Blair and Esther "Tesser", four-year-old twins. A mystery takes place in an old house inhabited by a new family, and members of two families have to learn how to get along. The Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a work of fiction.
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