The Undertaker's Gone Bananas

8 best books like The Undertaker's Gone Bananas (Paul Zindel): The Dive From Clausen's Pier, The Lake, Remembering the Good Times, Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye, The Solitary Summer, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Five Little Pumpkins

The Dive From Clausen's Pier

Author	Ann Packer
ISBN	0375727132

A suspenseful, richly layered first novel that asks: How much do we owe the people we love?

THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN'S PIER will speak to all those who have ever thought about leaving when they knew they should stay, anyone who has ever felt trapped, not only by circumstance, but by the strength of...

The Lake

Author	Banana Yoshimoto
ISBN	1933633778

A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force.

While The Lake shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous—a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight plot with an upbeat pace—it’s also one of the most darkly...

Remembering the Good Times

Author	Richard Peck
ISBN	0440973392

How well do we know our best friends?

They were the best of friends. Sixteen-year-old Buck Mendenhall first met Kate Lucas the summer before seventh grade. In eighth grade they made friends with the brilliant and wealthy newcomer, Trav Kirby. They didn't seem to need anyone else. Mostly they...

Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye

Author	Lois Lowry
ISBN	0440205417

Natalie Armstrong has all a girl could want: beauty and intelligence, a loving family and a great boyfriend. But something is missing; the answer to a most important question: "Who is my mother?"

To find that answer seventeen-year-old Natalie begins a journey that she hopes will lead to the...

The Solitary Summer

Author	Elizabeth von Arnim
ISBN	1853815535

This delightful companion to the famous Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a witty, lyrical account of a rejuvenating summer. Descriptions of magnificent larkspurs and burning nasturtiums give way to those of cooling forest walks, and of clambering up the mud bank when the miller is not in view. Rainy...

Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States

Author

Samantha Allen

A transgender reporter's narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states, offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America.

Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a senior Daily Beast reporter...

Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles

Author	Mark Russell
ISBN	1401275214

Heavens to Murgatroyd! Hanna-Barbera’s very own Snagglepuss is reimagined in a brand-new series, EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES, by author Mark Russell (THE FLINTSTONES)!

It’s 1953. While the United States is locked in a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, the gay...

Five Little Pumpkins

Author	Ben Mantle
ISBN	1589258568

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate... The first said, My, it's getting late! ...

Count with the pumpkins from one to five as they each experience the fun and spookiness of Halloween night! Spot-laminated pumpkins shine on the cover of this spirited padded board book.

The soft padded...