I did book reports on both White Mountains and Alan Mendelsohn when I was in 6th grade and was actually thinking about Alan just the other day. By the time I was in high school in the mid-80s I was starting on Asimov, Harry Harrison, and other SF writers and never read much titles aimed at teens until years later…

It also had my favorite "a lot of people aren't going to get this" joke: The kids knock over an old man wearing a dreidel costume and he says "Be carefull, I almost broke a shin."

It also had my favorite "a lot of people aren't going to get this" joke: The kids knock over an old man wearing a dreidel costume and he says "Be carefull, I almost broke a shin."

I know he mentions it in the 7th season episode with the serial killer and the gun.

I know he mentions it in the 7th season episode with the serial killer and the gun.