To Take a Dare

by Paul Zindel

Published 1 March 1982

A Begonia For Miss Applebaum

by Paul Zindel

Published 1 January 1989
Zelda and Henry write the story of Miss Applebaum, their late-lamented biology teacher, on the word processor during their computer class, telling what happened during the last three fateful months of her life when she taught them so many wonderful things about the secrets of the universe. Paul Zindel is the author of the play "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" and the novel for teenagers, "The Pigman".