The Pigman

by Paul Zindel

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For sophomores John and Lorraine, the world feels meaningless; nothing is important. They certainly can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people. It's during one of these pranks that they meet the "Pigman"--a fat, balding old man with a zany smile plastered on his face. In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon find that they're caught up in Mr. Pignati's zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that's ever mattered to them. Originally published in 1968, this novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel still sings with sharp emotion as John and Lorraine come to realize that "Our life would be what we made of it--nothing more, nothing less."

Musher Reviews

• Jasmine M. — 8th grade
• Team: Sullivan's Class
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• This book is about a girl who is not very pretty who had a friend named John and they do weird things together. John smokes cigarettes, drinks beer, and disobeys his parents. Lorraine listens to her mom, sometimes lies to her mom, and always hangs out with John. One day, Lorraine was dared to make a prank call and she was caught up so then the next day, John and Lorraine had to collect ten dollars from an old man. He was supposed to pay the L&J Fund, a phony group. John and Lorraine felt bad about it and offered to take the old man to the zoo

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