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The Pigman
The Pigman
Author: Paul Zindel
Meet Mr. Pignati, a lonely old man with a beer belly and an awful secret. He's the Pigman, and he's got a great big twinkling smile. When John and Lorraine, two high school sophomores, meet Mr. Pignati, they learn his whole sad, zany story. They tell it right here in this book -- the truth, and nothing but the truth -- no matter how many people ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553263213
ISBN-10: 0553263218
Publication Date: 3/1/1983
Pages: 176
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3.7 stars, based on 55 ratings
Publisher: Starfire
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I used to teach this in my ninth-grade English class and the kids really liked it a lot. It's a story about two teenagers who try to scam an old man, but end up befriending him and getting profoundly affected by his outlook on life.

While somewhat dated, since it was written in the late 1960s, it's still relevant to teenagers today, though the references to dialed pay phones are really foreign (I had to explain to this cell phone generation what they were!) and the kids often can't understand how times have changed in 40 years. Still, the themes of friendship, ageism, loyalty, and death are universal.
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Just as good and probably a little better than when I read it twenty years ago. There is a different perspective from adulthood that makes the book fresh when read again.

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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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This book was okay. Did not like the ending
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A touching story about a friendship that blossoms between two misfit kids and a lonely old man.
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Very good book


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