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The Undertaker's Gone Bananas

by Paul Zindel · 1978

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Two teenagers believe a neighbor, an undertaker, has murdered his wife but can't convince anyone else.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 239 pages

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