Zindel, Paul

The pigman : a novel by Paul Zindel( Book )
91 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 5,486 libraries worldwide
A teenage boy and girl, high school sophomores from unhappy homes, tell of their bizarre relationship with an old man

The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds; a drama in two acts by Paul Zindel( Book )
42 editions published between 1970 and 2005 in English and held by 3,916 libraries worldwide
This play deals with a widow & her 2 daughters, one of whom finds fulfillment in a science project. Beatrice was a mother ... and the embittered ringmaster of the circus Hunsdorfer featuring three generations of crazy ladies living under the sloppiest big top on earth. Nanny was no problem. She sat and stared and stayed silent as a venerable vegetable should. Ruth was half-mad and easily bought with an occasional cigarette. But how in the world would Beatrice control Tillie--keeper of rabbits, dreamer of atoms, true believer in life, hope, and the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds

My darling, my hamburger : a novel by Paul Zindel( Book )
58 editions published between 1969 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 2,842 libraries worldwide
Four high school seniors struggle with the responsibilities of growing up, particularly the problems of an intimate relationship

The pigman's legacy by Paul Zindel( Book )
32 editions published between 1980 and 2005 in English and held by 2,809 libraries worldwide
Haunted by the memory of a dead friend, two teenagers join an old man in a series of misadventures

Loch : a novel by Paul Zindel( Book )
25 editions published between 1994 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 2,052 libraries worldwide
Fifteen-year-old Loch and his younger sister join their father on a scientific expedition searching for enormous prehistoric creatures sighted in a Vermont lake, but soon discover that the expedition's leaders aren't interested in preserving the creatures

Pardon me, you're stepping on my eyeball! : a novel by Paul Zindel( Book )
29 editions published between 1976 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,999 libraries worldwide
Two alienated teenagers learn to cope with their personal problems by being honest with each other

A begonia for Miss Applebaum by Paul Zindel( Book )
9 editions published between 1988 and 1992 in English and held by 1,842 libraries worldwide
Discovering that their beloved former teacher Miss Applebaum is terminally ill, fifteen-year-old Henry and his friend Zelda accompany her on her excursions to the colorful parts of New York City and join her in confronting death with quiet courage

The undertaker's gone bananas by Paul Zindel( Book )
22 editions published between 1978 and 1998 in English and Italian and held by 1,748 libraries worldwide
Two teenagers believe a neighbor, an undertaker, has murdered his wife but can't convince anyone else

The doom stone by Paul Zindel( Book )
17 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,687 libraries worldwide
When fifteen-year-old Jackson visits his aunt in England, he becomes caught up in a chase to capture an unknown creature who is stalking and killing people on the plains surrounding ancient Stonehenge

Confessions of a teenage baboon by Paul Zindel( Book )
29 editions published between 1977 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 1,594 libraries worldwide
On one of his mother's nursing cases, a "misfit" teenager meets a man who, though insulting and capable of bizarre behavior, gives Chris some needed lessons in life