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Raptor

Raptor

by PaulZindel (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 218
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 18 Mar 1999
ISBN 10: 0340740140
ISBN 13: 9780340740149
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: Shortlisted for the 2000 Children's Book Award, category 3, the longer novel.Paul Zindel won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds .

Media Reviews
Paul Zindel's graphic stories Raptor and Bats had boys of 10 and over queing to order copies. Although revolting gory, they are well written and extremely fast moving. * Publishing News, April 2001 *
Author Bio
Paul Zindel was born on Staten Island, New York, where he spent ten years working as a chemistry teacher before becoming a writer. His first book, The Pigman, was published in 1969 to massive acclaim. He has since written over a dozen more novels and established himself as one of the strongest writers in his field. In 1971 he won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds and published an autobiographical account of his formative years, The Pigman and Me. Paul Zindel has two grown-up children, David and Lizabeth, and lives in Montague, New Jersey.