May 15, 1936. Born in Staten Island, New York. Coming from a broken home, Zindel never knew his father very well. "Mother was a girl in her twenties when my father left. She used to have to fight to get the allowance from him and tried to keep us togethe...

Considered a groundbreaking author of young adult literature as well as one of its most controversial contributors, Paul Zindel is well known as the creator of realistic novels that depict the teenage milieu with authenticity, humor, and panache. In addi...

Critics of adolescent literature generally cite four novels of the late 1960s as helping this subgenre break its ties with its past formulaic romanticism and move dramatically into a much more realistic mode: The Outsiders (1967) by S. E. Hinton, The Con...

County Lines Does anyone in county dare take on DARE? By LAUREL WALKER of the Journal Sentinel staff Sunday, October 21, 2001 When it comes to DARE, public officials around here are giving new life to this business of...

Names & Faces can be reached by electronic mail at names(at sign)globe.com. Material from wire services and other sources was used in this column. Olatunji Dare, former editorial chairman of The Guardian Newspapers of Lagos, Nigeria, received the Louis M. Lyons...