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Reader reviewed by Miranda

      The book is called The Pigman and the author is Paul Zindel. It is about a teenage boy named John Conlan, a teenage girl named Lorraine Jensen, and a lonely man named Angelo Pignati, or known simply as the Pigman. John and Lorraine nicknamed Mr. Pignati the Pigman because he took them to show off his pig collection. This book is intended to be read by pre-teens, teenagers, and young adults, and it would be very much enjoyed.
     John and Lorraine start to play a telephone game, and happened to call the Pigman. So they visit him, and feeling for him being lonely, they start to visit him more often. The first day they went to the zoo and the Pigman introduces them to Bobo, an ugly baboon with a bad attitude. Days later, the Pigman has a heart attack and John and Lorraine take him to the hospital. While the Pigman is recovering in the hospital, John and Lorraine throw a party at his house, which goes very badly.
     Once the Pigman returns back home, he sees that his pig collection is broken, and banishes everybody from his home. Feeling guilty, John and Lorraine take him to the zoo to see Bobo, but they find out that Bobo has died. As a result, John and Lorraines lives are changed forever.
     This book has John and Lorraine call the Pigman, becomes friends with him, and their lives are changed forever. This book is very dramatic, and the main point of this book is that major events can happen over little things. As John had said, That day something in us had died, and our lives changed form that point on.
     This is a very great book, very dramatic in the end, and many people will enjoy this book. This book will have eyes glued to it, and will make you want more. Overall, anybody that can get this book should read it.
     I enjoyed this book very much because John and Lorraine are people that you can connect with very well. For example, they both have dreams that there parents wouldnt agree on, but they want to do it any way. I believe that at times minor problems can happen and can cause major ones later. We all have been or will be in one of those points at least once in our lifetime. The Pigman is also a character that you can connect with, too. For example, we all feel lonely at times, whether it is a few minutes to many years. We also collect different things, as the Pigman did, even if people may find it strange.
     I also enjoyed this book because the author, Paul Zindel, did a great job on describing different objects. For example, when he described John and Lorraines eyes, it put the perfect image into your mind. The events he also described well, especially at the party, what was going on, you could imagine that you were right there. With the combination of the people you can connect with and the clear descriptions, it really turns out to be a great book.