Most Popular Books by Paul Zindel

Funny, realistic story about the adventures of 5 fifth grade friends. The group nominates Max for student council rep.

When the Grim Reaper strikes the math department at a nearby university, P.C. and Mackenzie do some homework of their own and discover that almost everyone--parents, teachers, and students alike--had a motive to get this nutty professor out of the way.

Deep in the Amazon jungle, members of a scientific team are disappearing. Fearing his father, a bat biologist, is in danger, Jake flies to Brazil to investigate. There is something waiting for him high up in the rainforest canopy though - an ancient killing machine wanting a gruesome revenge.

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

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

The Scream Museum

Young P. C. Hawke and his buddy Mackenzie search for the real killer of the Museum of Natural History''s chief biologist after their friend, a custodian named Tom, is falsely accused.

Young P. C. Hawke and his buddy Mackenzie search for the real killer of the Museum of Natural History''s chief biologist after their friend, a custodian named Tom, is falsely accused.

David Mahooley, a teenage playwright suffering from writer''s block, finds himself drawn into the passionate world of a flamboyant, alcoholic young actress with a talent for lying.

A little boy tells of his special relationship with his mother.

A young girl desperately tries to become a star before tragedy strikes.