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The Pigman by Paul Zindel
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The Pigman (edition 1986)

by Paul Zindel

Series: Pigman (1)

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A teenage boy and girl, high school sophomores from unhappy homes, tell of their bizarre relationship with an old man.
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Title:The Pigman
Authors:Paul Zindel
Info:Bantam Books (1986), Paperback
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The Pigman by Paul Zindel

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I read this for Banned Book Week not knowing what to expect and whoa man did I love love love it. It's like Catcher in the Rye only with a girl and less self-obsessed (go figure). It's been challenged because the kids in it drink and smoke and hate school and have awful parents and swear (although the swearing is mostly like "@#$%"). ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
I liked this YA novel but can’t remember the details. It's about tolerance for an odd man, I think. ( )
  kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
Read it many years ago and liked it although not nearly as much as My Darling, My hamburger.

It is still a great book though, just really REALLY depressing.

Still Paul Zindel wrote in such a magnificent way and got into his characters heads so magnificently that I have to give credit w here credit's due.

Even if this was not one of my favorites, it is a superb book. ( )
  Thebeautifulsea | Aug 6, 2022 |
This novel was first published in the 1960s and it was considered controversial because it was about youth and teens misbehaving and taking advantage of others. The story ends tragically when the main character dies, and he has been taken advantage of by the teens he had befriended. It was one of the first Young Adult Literature novels to portray the youth of the time in a more realistic manner and not in a positive way.

Teaching the Pigman- Resources for Teachers
https://study.com/academy/topic/teaching-the-pigman.html ( )
  KylerJones | Apr 25, 2021 |
Date approximate ( )
  fmc712 | Feb 18, 2021 |
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For the Boy and Girl of Stapleton
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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 Conlon have decided to record the facts, and only the facts about our experiences with Mr. Angelo Pignati.
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We had trespassed too-been where we didn't belong, and we were being punished for it. Mr. Pignati had paid with his life. But when he died, something in us had died as well.
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