Paul Zindel

Two high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man with a terrible secret.

The pigman

a drama in two acts

The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds

Four high school seniors struggle with the responsibilities of growing up, particularly the problems of an intimate relationship.

My darling, my hamburger

Discovering that their beloved former teacher Miss Applebaum is terminally ill, fifteen-year-old Henry and his friend Zelda accompany her on her visits to the colorful parts of New York City and join her in confronting death with quiet courage.

A Begonia for Miss Applebaum

The Pigman and Me (Bantam Starfire Books)

Loch

Zack and his Ute Indian friend find themselves trapped in a cave with a living dinosaur--the deadly Utahraptor.

Raptor

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize, 1971. A drama about a disturbed mother whose dreams have been shattered and who vents her frustrations on her daughters.

A Drama in Two Acts

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds

P.C. and Mackenzie's junior class trip ends in disaster when practically all the kids witness classmate Timmy Warner plunge to his death over a 300-foot waterfall. But several months later, the class vice president swears that he's seen Timmy at Venice Beach, California. P.C. and Mackenzie follow a trail of clues that evolve from deception to abduction to a second murder - and a life-and-death chase along the cliffs of Malibu Canyon.

P.C. Hawke Mysteries: The Surfing Corpse - Book #2

"Eight hundred and fifty-three horrifying things had happened to me by the time I was a teenager. That was when I met my Pigman, whose real name was Nonno Frankie." The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York, was the most important time of his teenage life. It was the year he and Jennifer Wolupopski were best friends. It was the year of the apple tree, the water-head baby, and Cemetery Hill. And it was the year he met Nonno Frankie Vivona, who became his Pigman. Every word of his story is true. And The Pigman & Me has an added bonus--one crucial piece of information: the secret of life, according to the Pigman.

The Pigman & Me

Two alienated teenagers learn to cope with their personal problems by being honest with each other.

Pardon me, you're stepping on my eyeball!

Two highschool friends learn much about love and life during their senior year

A Novel

My Darling, My Hamburger

Deep in the Amazon jungle, members of an elite scientific team are disappearing and Jake gets word his dad is in grave danger. So Jake makes the journey into the remote jungle where he finds most of the team's mutilated bodies. They’ve been slaughtered by a bat-like winged creature that’s now stalking Jake and the remaining survivors. What chance can Jake have to survive against this giant bloodthirsty winged beast?

Night of the Bat

Loch and his sister are psyched to travel with their scientist dad to a remote lake. While they're out on the tranquil water, a hideous beast explodes from the deep in a deadly attack. The isolated lakeside town is terrified...

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