Confessions of a Teenage Baboon
Introduction '''''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.
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Reception The novel was referenced as a suggesting reading for "less able adult readers" in 1982.Critic of youth literature Lilian Shapiro was not a fan, and Kenneth Donelson in 1981 thought it was a "bit of fluff". A decade later, Donelson remarked that "Zindel had turned into a jokester". In 1982, Don Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen praise Zindel's humor, including the "natural sounding grossness" in Chris' introduction of himself.
References
External links * Paul Zindel official website