Pardon Me, You're Stepping On My Eyeball

Pardon Me, You're Stepping On My Eyeball

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Two alienated teenagers learn to cope with their personal problems by being honest with each other.
Paperback, 240 pages
Published August 1st 1993 by Starfire (first published January 1st 1976)
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Sarah
Ah, young adult literature! My Paul Zindel phase coincided with my Nirvana's Nevermind phase so that the two will forever be linked in my mind. In a way, the partnership is fitting. The grunge movement had something of the 70's and the books of Paul Zindel were imbued with the turmoil and alienation that would be a driving force in 90's music. Both capitalized on my burgeoning teen angst. (I must have been about 13 at the time).

This was my favorite of Zindel's books. Certain scenes were so vivid...more
Karen
More freak-meets-freak goodness from Paul Zindel. This one features a raccoon, effed parents, and a road trip, if I'm remembering correctly. RIP, Paul Zindel. I wish I could somehow track you down and sing you a heartfelt rendition of "To Sir With Love."
Maddy
One of my favourite YA books - a surprisingly thorough and well-felt examination of strength and honesty. I remember beign somewhat shocked when the protagonist learns to stand up for herself, overdoes it and is cruel, and then has to go back and fix things. That's a pretty nuanced understanding of "being honest". Anyway, a funny, heartfelt book that I reread a lot in my teenage years.

This was the first Zindel I read, and I later found many of his books are very similar in tone and theme. This r...more
Amanda Hendsbee
Too much meaningless detail, not enough plot. I mean, who needs pages and pages about who's in attendance at a party and what they're wearing? I like that the two main characters are so incredibly flawed and strange, but that's really the only thing about this book that's enjoyable. I doubt I'll remember anything about this in a few weeks' time.
Stace Leza
Jun 17, 2011 Stace Leza marked it as the-best-children-literature
learning to manoeveur those late turbulent teen years is a challenge but zindel is very adept at getting it all down in paper: all the mess and the angst that come with learning who you are and what you are about.a great read and a comfort for teens that they are not alone in their experiences
Paula Weir
Loved this book. Many years since I read it, so much so would love to read it again. Just an excellent concept, great coming of age tale and you can't knock that title. Not for the xFactor generation.
Devin
I thought it was a charming book. I can totally relate to Edna and Marsh feeling out of place. I absolutely adored the character of Marsh. Although my only complaint was that there wasn't alot of detail.
Lol, Internet
Jan 26, 2009 Lol, Internet rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone
Recommended to Lol, by: It was my moms book
This is a good book. The cover was different on mine, a yellow beige colour...
So I must have had an older edition.

This book would kick Twilight up the anus any day.


Go paul zindel!
Jacque
I loved this book in High School. Curosity is making me read it again.

Reading this as an adult and a parent changes my perception of it completly. It was still an engaging read, but boy, I hope most teenagers are not that disfunctional.
Becky
Loved it as a kid. Checked it out because of title but didn't get it until I was older. I still read it every few years or so. It is so dated, but the characterization is great.
Kjiang
My fave book from Zindel. Read this in high school. A great story about being yourself even if it's not considered 'normal'.
Priscilla Macias
This book was okay, but not nearly as good as The Pigman. It didn't really say or do much and didn't draw me in.
Romano Mullin
A bittersweet and tragicomic journey through the trials of adolescence, and the formation of an identity.
Robert
Nobody wrote about teen freak outcasts better than Paul Zindel and this is one of his best YA novels, alternately very funny and sad, with a tremendously appealing heroine in Edna Shinglebox – you can’t help rooting for Edna to make it through her often grotesque trials and tribulations with her wacked-out parents, her extremely troubled sort-of love interest, “Marsh” Mellow, and the typical teen traumas of high school, self-loathing, etc. I was genuinely moved by the ending, where both Edna and...more
Texx Norman
I am 60 years old but from time to time I still read YA novels. This is a good one.
Rachel
one of my favorite books as a teenager. i can't believe it's out of print!
Sophia Chase
I remember this book because i hated it so much.
Maggie
Okay, I read this in junior high but loved it.
Mary
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's so weird and it kept me guessing, and the ending was really sweet. What I liked about it was that the characters were unhappy, just like most teenagers, but it wasn't so depressing that you felt unhappy to read it. It also has a cute title.
Claire S
Think I read this one too..
Andrea Conarro
This is one with a title I can't forget which I plucked from the shelves at grandma's house. I used to stock up when we would visit--just go upstairs and rummage through the old books of my aunts and uncles. I think this was one I read sometime in the middle school years--weird coming-of-age type book.
Deb
Read it as a teen; read again as an adult. Good both times. If a teacher wants to have students experience character perspective, and reliability of narrator, this would be GREAT. Teens: if you have a friend who seems be different, read it. Reminds me of Chris Crutcher books with out the athleticism.
Daizie
Mar 10, 2008 Daizie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone
THe first book I read from Paul Zindel, leading me to devour all of his books! This is tied as my favorite up there with My darling My hamburger! Loved it! I read it in high school, and some how taught me to love myself and all my quirkiness and that was over 25 years ago! A must read for teens!
Maya
In my vague recollection of this there are serious father issues in this book. This for me was Paul Zindel's best book, maybe the one that packed the most emotional punch, although not my favorite one.

Memorable for firecrackers.

Inspires the "fatherissues" shelf
Sandy
I read this as a sophomore in high school. As someone who was always a bit of a misfit, this book really felt like it was written for me. It's full of strange, dysfunctional characters and it will always have a special place in my heart.
V.S. Carnes
I loved the appellations used to describe the adults in this book! Sure, I read it when I was a teenager, but I'll admit I've re-read it more than oncce since I've grown up.
Carol Hardesty
This was one of my favorite Accelerated Reader books back in my school days. It's eccentric, believable, and romantic all at once. A definite recommendation.
Jeff Menter
Delicious teen angst, makes you feel less strange or should I say makes you realize strange is OK or should I say makes you realize we are ALL strange.
Famous
i think i loved this one at the time for the title alone.
Jessica
Still my favorite teen angst novel.
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Paul Zindel was an American author, playwright and educator.

In 1964, he wrote The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, his first and most successful play. The play ran off-Broadway in 1970, and on Broadway in 1971. It won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was also made into a 1972 movie by 20th Century Fox. Charlotte Zolotow, then a vice-president at Harper & Row (now Harper-...more
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