The Pigman
A Most Unusual Friendship When sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were...
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A Most Unusual Friendship When sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for John and Lorraine, the only way to find peace is to write down their friend's story -- the story of the Pigman.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060757359 (0060757353)
Publish date: March 29th 2005
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Middle Grade,
High School
Series: The Pigman (#1)
This was okay. I liked how it began with a prank phone call being the starting point of what could have been a great friendship between two teens and an older man. They man was at a desperate time in his life, the teens took advantage of this. I really think the teens in this were not great kids at ...
I had to read this in high school for 10th grade English. Enjoyable.
I had to read this in high school for 10th grade English. Enjoyable.
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When high school students John and Lorraine call Mr. Pignati on a crank phone call, they are expecting just some the usual laughs from a juvenile prank. But instead, an unusual friendship develops between this lonely man and these kids. I had read this many years ago in high school and didn't reme...