The Pigman

The Pigman

by Paul Zindel
The Pigman

The Pigman

by Paul Zindel

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Overview

Join the millions of readers who have discovered The Pigman, the beloved bestselling young adult classic from Paul Zindel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

The Pigman is the perfect read for fans of modern classics like The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

When high school sophomores John and Lorraine made a prank phone call to an elderly stranger named Angelo Pignati, what starts as a practical joke quickly turns into a friendship that changes all of their lives forever. But when their friendship ends in tragedy, the only way for John and Lorraine to find peace is to write down their friend's story—the true story of the Pigman.

“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


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062272447
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 03/06/2018
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 33,866
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: 880L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Paul Zindel (1936-2003) was born and raised on Staten Island in New York. After teaching high school science for several years, he decided to pursue a career as a playwright. His first play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Shortly thereafter, he wrote his first novel for young adults, The Pigman, which has gone on to sell millions of copies. Mr. Zindel wrote more than fifty books over the course of his life, including the popular My Darling, My Hamburger; The Pigman’s Legacy, a sequel to The Pigman; and the autobiographical The Pigman and Me.

Read an Excerpt

An Excerpt from The Pigman

The Oath

Being of sound mind and body on this 15th day of April in our sophomore
year at Franklin High School, let it be known that Lorraine Jensen and
John Conlan have decided to record the facts, and only the facts about
our experiences with Mr. Angelo Pignati.

Miss Reillen, the Cricket, is watching us at every moment because she
is the librarian at Franklin High and thinks we're using her typewriter
to copy a book report for our retarded English teacher.

The truth and nothing but the truth, until this memorial epic is finished,
So Help Us God!

John Conlan

Lorraine Jensen

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