Pigboy

BLURB: Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. After a messy attack of allergies, Dan is excused to find a tissue. He sneaks back to the school bus and discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. The farmer is really an escaped convict with nasty plans. Will Dan be able to find help in time?


RATING: 5 stars for Pigboy By: Vicki Grant
STARTED: APRIL 24,2014
FINISHED: APRIL 24,2014


REVIEW: Pigboy is show more great for anyone that enjoys suspense,humor, and action this book includes a wide variety of all three of them as it progresses. I enjoyed this book because it told the life saving story of Dan Hogg who saved all of his friends, and teachers from a criminal that just broke out of jail! I was on my feet the whole time waiting to see what would happen! I was hooked, and pulled in on this book as soon as I started reading it, and it is a very short book, but better that most I have read lately! I thought I would not like Pigboy as much by looking at the cover, and the title but when I read the synopsis I was like WOW, and I read it in one day! A very addicting short story book that you probably cannot put down! show less

Reviewed by Grandma Bev for TeensReadToo.com

Dan Hogg is the kid that everyone teases and insults....his name just begs for it, and besides that, he wears glasses and has weird hair. He really dreads the upcoming class field trip to a farm that raises pigs -- this should be an especially bad day for Dan, and the day does start out with the class bully making life miserable for him.

A career criminal has knocked the farm owner out, and locked him in a shed in order to rob him, but when the bus load of 8th-graders show up, it really messes up his plans. He's not quite sure what to do with them, but his boss says to get rid of them all.

At first the kids and the teacher believe the robber is the farmer that they have come to see, but show more gradually realize that he is not, and that they have much to fear. Dan is determined to outwit the crook and save his classmates from the sure death that the man is planning for them.

The story is narrated by Dan, the class nerd, himself. It's an exciting, funny adventure, with the tension building to a very satisfying finish. This award-winning author has a great sense of humor, and will have you laughing at Dan, and with him, as he outsmarts the bumbling robber and rescues his classmates in a short, quick read that will appeal to reluctant readers. show less

Short, light story about an unlucky boy who everyone hates (including himself). That is until one day his class takes a field trip to a farm and things get way out of hand. Dan - that would be pigboy to you - shows his true colors and learns a little about himself and others in the process.

"Pigboy" is another one of those bullying scenarios/book. Even though the plot/storyline was predictable, the details and the what the boy did was different. To be honest, before i read the book, i had another thought of what it was going to be about but my prediction turned out to be totally different. I would also recommand this book because it isn't a "love story" but one that makes you anxious and wonder what the boy might do next.

Dan Hogg is upset when he learns that his regular teacher, Mr Benvie, is too ill to accompany the class on their field trip to a pig farm. The class goes anyway, with a supply teacher who does not know the farmer, and is in for quite a surprise when Mr van Wart doesn't appear to be too interested in them and isn't very welcoming at all. Later, Dan Hogg, the class victim of bullies everywhere ends up saving the day. A reluctant reader would probably like this book a lot. Silver Birch nominee.

A quick good read. Great story of the underdog saving the day and being who you are no matter what. Exciting and funny at the same time.

Even though the book is short, it's still really good, its even suspenseful at times. I think it's a good book for everyone. 4/5 KC (9th grade) I chose this book because a friend suggested it to me.