Confessions of a Teenage Baboon
First edition
AuthorPaul Zindel
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult literature
PublisherHarper Trophy
Publication date
1977
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages154
ISBN0-06-026843-3

Confessions of a Teenage Baboon is a young adult novel by Paul Zindel, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical book tells of Chris, the son of a nurse who works with terminally ill patients, and his coming to terms with his selfhood and his mother.[1]

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Reception

The novel was referenced as a suggesting reading for "less able adult readers" in 1982.[2] Critic of youth literature Lilian Shapiro was not a fan, and Kenneth Donelson in 1981 thought it was a "bit of fluff".[3] A decade later, Donelson remarked that "Zindel had turned into a jokester".[4] In 1982, Don Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen praise Zindel's humor, including the "natural sounding grossness" in Chris' introduction of himself.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ward, Nel; Tyson, Christy (1978). "Books for Young Adults: New Books in Celebration of Self". The English Journal. 67 (6): 90–94. doi:10.2307/815883. JSTOR 815883.
  2. ^ Radebaugh, Muriel Rogie (1982). "Young Adult Literature for Less Able Adult Readers". Journal of Reading. 25 (8): 776–780. JSTOR 40029178.
  3. ^ Donelson, Kenneth L. (1981). "Shoddy and Pernicious Books and Youthful Purity: Literary and Moral Censorship, Then and Now". The Library Quarterly. 51 (1): 4–19. doi:10.1086/601042. JSTOR 4307298. S2CID 144339257.
  4. ^ Donelson, Ken; Nilsen, Alleen Pace (1993). "Books for the Teenage Reader: Honor Listing Update, 1992: Seven More to Clutch to Your Bosom". The English Journal. 82 (8): 71–74. doi:10.2307/819598. JSTOR 819598.
  5. ^ Nilsen, Don L. F.; Nilsen, Alleen Pace (1982). "An Exploration and Defense of the Humor in Young Adult Literature". Journal of Reading. 26 (1): 58–65. JSTOR 40029217.

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