New School Blues - Kelpies Author:Theresa Breslin When the farm cat warns Runtling the pig of his impending fate, Runtling realizes that the trip to market is one he must avoid at all costs. Together with a dozen other pigs, he manages to escape and make his way cross country, learning new things about himself, humans, and the world outside the farmyard. It seems that their troubles are over wh... more »en the pigs find an abandoned farm. However, the new owners take possession of their land and the pigs fear that their escape has been in vain. But Nick and Polly Faraway have strange, alternative ideas about farming and a lifestyle that may work to the benefit of pigs and humans.« less