was really looking forward to it, but the stories were a bit of a let down - most of them seemed incomplete and needing something. the best part was the reflections by each author at the end of each story about their experiences with censorship
When high school students John and Lorraine call Mr. Pignati on a crank phone call, they are expecting just some the usual laughs from a juvenile prank. But instead, an unusual friendship develops between this lonely man and these kids. I had read this many years ago in high school and didn't reme...
This won the Pulitzer for drama in 1971. I don't think it deserved the distinction. The most interesting thing about it was the foreword added in 1996 in which the author explains how the play was somewhat autobiographical.
Scary book...especially for one aimed at older children/teens. I know it had me holding my breath and my heart beating faster at a few points. A warning for the more faint of heart, though: It's also very descriptive, it doesn't shy away from explaining--in detail--all of the blood and gore that a...
in a sentence: A young woman and a young man prank call an old lonely man, and form an unlikely and somewhat unhealthy friendship.John and Lorraine are two students who hate school, have less than desirable family lives, and few friends outside of each other. Their relationship with Angelo Pignati -...
My favourite Paul Zindel book.The Undertaker is much lighter than his other books and funny: less teenage angst more teenage adventure.And the scene with the television ... amazing!
This book was the first time I exposed my Zindel habit to the world with a book report: My English teacher approved, my mother did not.Probably one of Zindel's hardest books: I finished it feeling confused and let down by everyone with the impression that most adults make crappy role models.Despite ...
I remember enjoying this book at the time but had forgotten I'd actually read it until I was looking up Paul Zindel titles.Not necessarily a reflection on the quality of the book rather on my voracious teenage book-worming.
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