Paul Zindel
Paul Zindel was an American author who won the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. His young adult novels tackled teenage alienation with honesty and dark humor.
Works
- The PigmanNovel about two teens documenting their elderly neighbor's remarkable life story
- My Darling, My HamburgerNovel exploring teen romance with working-class characters and relationship complications
- I Never Loved Your MindNovel about two teens falling in love despite social class and family pressures
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsPlay about a teenage girl and her scientific experiments with radioactive marigolds
- Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball!Novel about a nearsighted teen boy discovering truths about his life and identity