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by: Paul Zindel
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780060757359
ISBN: 0060757353
Label: HarperTeen
Manufacturer: HarperTeen
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperTeen
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: March 29, 2005
Sales Rank: 37024
Studio: HarperTeen
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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.
Amazon.com Review:
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.'
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Rating:  - Pigman Review by Dallin Johnson
As a reader of The Pigman, I thought it was a very good book. I really loved the way that it was narrated. It was humorous at some points when John and Lorraine would switch off chapters. They would always correct the previous writer on something they said about each other. I thought it was clever and it kept my attention for the whole book.
The story and characters in The Pigman were very believable in my opinion. It was about two sophomores in high school that were doing things ... Read More
Rating:  - The Pigman
Overall my opinion of "The Pigman" is positive. Combing some harsh truths of life with the antics of two lovesick teens and a peculiar old man makes this book easier to digest. Paul Zindel did a spectacular job in condensing a lifetime full of struggles, into 159 pages of humor, theology, and emotion.
I loved the beginning and the middle, but towards the end the harshness of reality takes over. However without the ending, "The Pigman" would be nothing more that a story of a silly man and two ... Read More
Rating:  - The Pigman was pretty good.......
After reading this book, I would give it probably 3 out of five stars. The reason I wouldn't give it five stars is because some of the things that they sort of teach kids that they can do in it that are not good at all. But if it weren't for the ending and how John will probably shape his life back up I would maybe give it a one. I think the ending teaches the kids that even if you are doing some things in life that are not good, you can always change and do good again.
I really enjoyed ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting but disturbing
This was my 8th grader's summer reading book. I read it too. Very funny and interesting style of writing with every other chapter from one of the two main characters. However I was disturbed by the things the kids did like bombs in the boys bathroom, drinking, smoking, etc. since the characters were tenth grade but it was assigned to 7th grade.
Rating: - A touching if not altogether happy relationship.
A few years ago my little sisters kept going on and on about this book, which they were reading for some English class or another. The book must have been introduced into the high school curriculum after my time. Finally, last week, whilst going through one sister's room, we stumbled upon her old copy ad I thought "hey, my sisters loved this book. Why not give it a try?"
And since I don't like to think of myself as a morose person obsessed with deep and depressing thoughts and sad stuff, ... Read More
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