The Pigman
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 6, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- An intensely moving story of young people, unlikely friendship, and the need to tell what happened.
- Themes
- Friendship, Tragedy, Alienation
- Genres
- Coming of Age, Death & Grief for Teens, YA Classics
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Join the millions of readers who have discovered The Pigman, the beloved bestselling young adult classic from Paul Zindel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. The Pigman is the perfect read for fans of modern classics like The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
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When high school sophomores John and Lorraine made a prank phone call to an elderly stranger named Angelo Pignati, what starts as a practical joke quickly turns into a friendship that changes all of their lives forever. But when their friendship ends in tragedy, the only way for John and Lorraine to find peace is to write down their friend's story—the true story of the Pigman. “Headline news…remarkable…Zindel has written a story that will not be denied.” —Publishers Weekly “An intensely moving story of believably alienated young people.” —School Library Journal
Stories That Stay
An intensely moving story of young people, unlikely friendship, and the need to tell what happened.
Come here for
- A friendship that begins with a prank call
- Believably alienated young people, in a classic young adult story
Expect
- John and Lorraine writing down their friend's story
- A friendship that ends in tragedy
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 63% |
|---|---|
| Death & Grief for Teens | 47% |
| YA Classics | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- YA Classics
- Coming of Age
- YA Family Stories
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- Contemporary YA Fantasy
- YA Fantasy Romance
- Religious YA
- Contemporary YA Romance
- Authors
- Paul Zindel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 6, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Tragedy · Alienation
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men