Paul Zindel is the award-winning author of The Pigman (), a novel labeled a young adult classic by critics and young readers. In , he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. He has written more than 25 books for young readers, several Broadway plays, and numerous screenplays. But when he finally learns what it is, he also realizes another startling truth--that he has trusted the wrong person with the information and not only his life, but the lives of all Americans, could be in terrible danger. The greatest strength of The Gadget is how Paul Zindel communicates, in clear and simple prose, how terribly uncertain many of those "in the know" were about dropping the atom bomb, and the idea that . Writing!magazine said of Paul Zindel's books, "Zindel's fiction is a dazzling juggling act--despair, hilarity, uncertainty, deep love, and unutterable hatred all fly toward and away from each other with increasingly disquieting speed. Only one thing is certain: You can never be sure where and how things will fall."/5(29).
The Gadget. Paul Zindel. HarperCollins, - Juvenile Fiction - pages. 6 Reviews. An Army ambulance sped by. No siren, only a dome on its roof flashing red. It halted in front of the high-security Tech Area, where several men wearing silver coveralls and carrying glistening instruments rushed out. Dr. Orr and Oppenheimer walked quickly. Since writing this book, Paul Zindel has helped keep the YA movement flourishing with 12 other YA novels, along with plays, a children's book, a series of books for middle-grade readers, The Wacky Facts Lunch Bunch, and screenplays. Paul Zindel is married and has two children, David and Lizabeth. The Gadget by Paul Zindel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
Writing!magazine said of Paul Zindel's books, "Zindel's fiction is a dazzling juggling act--despair, hilarity, uncertainty, deep love, and unutterable hatred all fly toward and away from each other with increasingly disquieting speed. Only one thing is certain: You can never be sure where and how things will fall.". But when he finally learns what it is, he also realizes another startling truth--that he has trusted the wrong person with the information and not only his life, but the lives of all Americans, could be in terrible danger. The greatest strength of The Gadget is how Paul Zindel communicates, in clear and simple prose, how terribly uncertain many of those "in the know" were about dropping the atom bomb, and the idea that no one--not even top scientists--could really predict what the outcome. The Gadget is a young adult historical novel written by Paul Zindel published in by Random House and the final book of "The Zone Unknown" series. It tells the story of a year-old boy named Stephen Orr, whose father is a physicist working on a covert project to develop the atomic bomb.
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