The Pigman

Zindel, Paul

ISBN 10: 0756949599 ISBN 13: 9780756949594

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2018

Synopsis

A Most Unusual Friendship

When sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for John and Lorraine, the only way to find peace is to write down their friend's story -- the story of the Pigman.

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For sophomores John and Lorraine, the world feels meaningless; nothing is important. They certainly can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people. It's during one of these pranks that they meet the "Pigman"--a fat, balding old man with a zany smile plastered on his face. In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon find that they're caught up in Mr Pignati's zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that's ever mattered to them. Originally published in 1968, this novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel still sings with sharp emotion as John and Lorraine come to realize that "Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less."

Review:

"Headline news...remarkable...Zindel has written a story that will not be denied."--Publishers Weekly

"An intensely moving story of believably alienated young people."--School Library Journal

"This is a shocker of a book. Startling and truthful and vivid."--Young Readers' Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0756949599
• ISBN 13: 9780756949594
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 166