Chevalier, Tracy, ed. Twentieth-Century Children's Writers. Chicago: St. James Press, 1989. A short biography of Zindel, mentioning his awards and his publisher's address. Some of his publications are reviewed.

Commire, Anne, ed. Something a About the Author. Vol. 16. Detroit: Gale Research, 1979. An in-depth article describes Paul Zindel's life and attitudes toward work.

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41. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985.

Dragonwagon's background, work, and philosophy are illuminated in an interesting illustrated presentation.

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. A brief biography of Zindel is accompanied by comments concerning his children's novels.