Author of punchy teenage novels such as the pigman. They also helped him choose arresting titles like pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball 1976, a novel about two isolated teenagers from dysfunctional families who fall in love and at last. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball paul zindel. The novel follows two alienated teenagers in staten island, 15yearold louis marsh mellow and edna shinglebox, as they cope with their family issues. Jan 16, 20 i guess i forgot that you never ever make a mistake. One writer has identified eight developmental tasks that teenagers must undertake as they move toward adulthood. His other novels include my darling, my hamburger 1969, i never loved your mind 1970, pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball 1976, confessions of a teenage baboon 1977, and the undertakers gone bananas 1978. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball by paul zindel book cover, description, publication history. But to me, you d singlehandedly transported our family, with our beatup station wagons and discount clothes, to a whole new realm of glamour and possibility.
Things im too scared to tell my sister lucinda rosenfeld. Pardon me, but i think you re the one love that ive been waiting on for so long pardon me, could we walk in the moonlight just to sit there. Marsh mellow, an offbeat teenager with an alcoholic mother and a missing father, begins to accept. Editions of pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball by. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball a novel paperback january 1, 1976 by. Pages in category staten island in fiction the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Ill see your boobstepping incident and raise you a multiparticipant pumping schedule discussion, moving me even further away from the notion of autonomy over body and demonstrating that what i perceived as my body was an inertiabased idea, completely irrelevant now. The paperback of the pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. Youre stepping on my cloak and dagger by roger hall nook. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball paul zindel for adolescents. Pardon me, you re stepping on my eyeball a novel paul zindel on. Publication date 1989 topics teenagers publisher new york. Jul 26, 2006 pardon me youre stepping on my eyeball, is the first real book i ever read 1977ish. My darling, my hamburger, pardon me you re stepping on my eyeball.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This category is for stub articles relating to young adult novels first published between 1970 and 1979. This article is within the scope of wikiproject childrens literature, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of childrens literature on wikipedia. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball mass market paperback september 1, 1983 by paul zindel author. The ultimate developmental task in adolescent literature.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Editions for pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. My darling, my hamburger specifically deals with teen sexuality, abuse with the home, teen pregnancy, and abortion. Paul zindels riveting yet bizarre book, pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. The significance of adolescent literature has been judged on the basis of the developmental tasks encountered by the main character. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball a novel zindel, paul on. Pages in category novels by paul zindel the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. To add an article to this category, use 1970syanovelstub instead of. His other novels include my darling, my hamburger 1969, i never loved your mind 1970, pardon me, you re stepping on my eyeball 1976, confessions of a teenage baboon 1977, and the undertakers gone bananas 1978. The unorthodox mutual healing of two disturbed kids, who are brought together in a staten island high school psychologists encounter therapy group. Pardon me youre stepping on my eyeball zindel, paul on. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball by paul zindel. Edna shinglebox and marsh mellow both end up in the same gte class with other people because they both have problems but edna doesnt think she needs to be in there. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball a novel paul zindel on.
That time i tried to borrow pardon me, you re stepping on my eyeball. Eventually, the zindel bibliography would grow to include titles such as pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. Start reading pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. With a sharp eye and wry wit, roger hall recounts his experiences as an american army officer assigned to the office of strategic services oss during world war ii. I guess i forgot that you never ever make a mistake. Many of his novels have zany titles, such as my darling, my hamburger, pardon me, you re stepping on my eyeball. Pages in category 1976 american novels the following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. Pretty but withdrawn ednas only problem is her mothers pushy obsession with her getting a boyfriend. I seem to remember reading a few paul zindel books at around the same time i read blume. By paul zindel pardon me, you re stepping on my eyeball mass market paperback free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books, online books, books online, book. The pigman 1968, which is about a lonely widower and two destructive teenagers, has sold more than 1 million copies.
Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball paul zindel two alienated teenagers learn to cope with their personal problems by being honest with each other. Zindels subsequent novels, including my darling, my hamburger and pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. Sep 03, 2019 pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball. Pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeballs by paul zindel. My darling, my hamburger, pardon me youre stepping on my eyeball. Author of the pigman, the pigman, my darling, my hamburger, the effect of gamma rays on maninthemoon marigolds, loch, the undertakers gone bananas, i never loved your mind, confessions of a teenage baboon. First published in 1957 to critical and popular acclaim, his book has become a cult favorite in intelligence circles. I dont know how i found it but the title spoke to me. In zindels my darling, my hamburger 1969, a high school girl discovers she is pregnant, but her abusive parents are no help, so she decides to visit an illegal abortionist. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Paul zindel has written a host of wackily titled works, including pardon me, youre stepping on my eyeball and my darling, my hamburger.
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