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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, released in 1964, was Zindel's debut play and earned the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1971. The story centers on Tillie, an intelligent girl living with her epileptic sister and domineering mother. Through her achievements in science, Tillie manages to escape her oppressive family environment.
I Never Loved Your Mind (1970), Zindel's third novel, features Dewey Daniels, a high school dropout, and his love interest, fellow dropout Yvette Goethals.
In Zindel's My Darling, My Hamburger (1969), a high school girl finds herself pregnant. With no support from her abusive parents, she decides to seek out an illegal abortionist.
Zindel's Pardon Me, You're Stepping on My Eyeball! (1976) narrates the adventures of two misfits.
In Zindel's The Pigman's Legacy (1980), a sequel to The Pigman, John and Lorraine return to the Pigman's vacant house and encounter an elderly man hiding from tax collectors. They view him as an opportunity to atone for their past treatment of the Pigman and embark on new adventures.
S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders follows the life of a high school "greaser" who despises the wealthy, popular students. However, after his friend kills one of them, he is forced to re-evaluate his perceptions of people and life itself.
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