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Book title and author: The pigman by Paul Zindel


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The pigman by Paul Zindel is a book about two kids and a man the kids names are John and Lorraine and the mans name is the pigman.



The story starts with the boy john telling the first part of the story and then Lorraine starts writing the rest of it on the third chapter. John and Lorraine and there friends Dennis and Norton call peoples house and Lorraine call the pigman house and say they work for a charity and ask for money.



John wants money for beer and cigrates but when John goes over to the pigman house Loraine does not want to take the money because it was a lot back then.



John, Lorraine, Dennis and Norton can the pigmans house and ask for money but when he says to come pick it up Lorraine does not want to take the money but John does.



My final review on this book is that this book is a really good book.

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Reader reviewed by KATIE FROM WV

The Pigman is Paul Zindles first young adult book about two high school sophomores, John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen and a lonely old man known as Mr. Angelo Pignati. The story takes place in New York.



In the beginning of the story John and Lorraine meet on the bus go to school. Then later on Lorraine and John are playing a phone game with their friends, it is Lorraines time to choose who is she going to put her finger on? She picks an old man by the name of Mr. Angelo Pignati.



John and Lorraine be come very good friends with the Pigman. They called him the Pigman because he collects all kinds of pigs.



John, Lorraine, and the Pigman go to the zoo to meet the famous Bobo. Bobo is the baboon at the zoo. Then something terrible happens to the Pigman, if you want to know further read the book the Pigman by Paul Zindle, trust me you will not be disappointed.





The Pigman is a very good book, it is very suspenseful and hilarious. I recommend this book to anyone who doesnt even read that often or people that read books in two or three days. If you can read a forth or fifth grade level you can read this.

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Reader reviewed by Jaclyn from wv

The Pigman written by Paul Zindel is a very good story about the friendship between an older man and two teenagers. I would recommend that you read this book. In the beginning it is not very interesting at the begining but as the book goes on a great story is revealed.



The story starts out with two teenagers, their names are John and Lorraine and they do prank calls after school in the evenings at their friends house. The object is to pick a number out of the phone book with your eyes closed then call the number and see how long they can stay on the phone talking to the person they picked. When it is Lorraines turn to pick a number she picks Mr. Pignati. As she begins to talk to him she tells him that she is calling about a donation to the L&J Fund. Mr. Pignati tells her to come by his house the next day for his donation of ten dollar. When they go to the house he starts to talk to them and ask if they would like to go to the zoo. So the next day they go to the zoo with Mr. Pignati and while at the zoo Mr. Pignati introduces them to his best friend Bobo. After a while they get to know him and start to go to his house and hang out after school. Then one day when they were rollerblading around his house Mr. Pignati has a heart attack.



After Mr. Pignati is in the hospital, they went to go to visit him. He told them that it was ok to go to his house to hang out. So after school they went there to hang out in the evenings. Then one night John decides that they should have a party.



As the party progress the music gets louder and the kids get crazier. A cab pulls up and Mr. Pignati gets out he is home early from the hospital. Will the ladies next door call the cops? If they do how much trouble will John and Lorraine get in with their parents. Will Mr. Pignati forgive them for making such a mess at his house? You will have to read the book to find out the ending.



Its a very good book and I would advise you to read it. If you read it I hope you enjoy it.

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Reader reviewed by Wesley

The teenagers pick on the old man. Norton slams her thumb in a car door. Jon gets arrested by a policeman with a beer belly. The pigmans pig collection gets broken.  When sophomores Jon and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months on a stranger. They had no idea what they were starting. Overnight against there will the two befriended.

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Reader reviewed by Leann

        I really recommend this book to teens. John and Lorraine are two sophomores from Franklin High School. Well everyday after school they play a game: they have to pick a name out of the phonebook with there eyes closed. Now its Lorraines turn, she chooses Angelo Pignati, they call and he picks up ,they tell him that there a charity for the L&J charity and they need 10$ for there charity and he tells them to show up at his house the next day, but what they didnt know was there prank phone call, was going to lead to them to a wonderful friendship.




        When John and Lorraine go to his house the next day like he asked them to, they start talking and well they start to hanging out more out. So later, he asks them to go to the zoo, while they are there he introduces his friend BoBo. Then one day as there rollerblading around the house Mr. Pignati has a heart attach. Well Mr. Pignati has the ambulance called on him and when hes gone, John has a good idea to have a party.


        The part progresses into the night, the music gets louder and the kids get crazier&.then all of a sudden a cab pulls up, and Mr. Pignati is home early from the hospital!! OH NO!!


        Will he forgive them for the outrageous party they had? Will he talk to them again? If you want to find out read The Pigman by Paul Zindel.



        I think this book is a wonderful book to read. Its interesting for teenagers. So I would suggest to anyone to read this book.

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Book title and author: The Pigman by Paul Zindel


Title of review: The Pigman


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This Story is about two teenagers John and Lorraine who were playing games with there friends. Lorraine played the game and met this guy named Mr. Pignati. They became best friends with each other and they saw that Mr. Pignatis collected pigs so thats how he got his name the Pigman. So they all went to the zoo together and saw Bobo that was Mr. Pignatis best friend. Until one day something really bad had happened a couple of days later after John had his party.




The main plots of the story was that John and Lorraine were holding a secret from Mr. Pignati and Mr. Pignati was holding a secret from them. They talked to each other for quite a while until they told each other there secrets and Mr. Pignati had a heart attack. While Mr. Pignati was at the hospital John decided to have a party and when people started getting out of control and they broke Mr. Pignatis pig collection. Mr. Pignati returned home right after it happened he kicked everybody out of his house and the police escorted John and Lorraine to there home. The next day John and Lorraine felt sorry for what had happened and they asked Mr. Pignati if he wanted to go to the zoo and he was quite and then he said yes. When they met at the zoo the first thing that Mr. Pignati wanted to do was go see Bobo Mr. Pignatis best friend that was a monkey. When he went to see Bobo he wasnt there he started screaming Bobos name and a zoo keeper said that Bobo had died of phenomena. Right after the zoo keeper said that Mr. Pignati feel on the floor and died. John sat there and thought about the way he should live his life and how much he is going to miss Mr. Pignati and Bobo until the ambulance got there.




I liked this book of the Pigman because it reminds me of some people I know. It also tells you some true facts about life because you dont really know how important some people are until they pass away and then you think I should have treated them better. I would like for people to read this book so they could learn true facts about life and why life is so important. I thought by the cover that the book was going to be stupid but somebody made me read it and when I started reading it I liked it and I read it in three days it was only 166 pages. So treat everybody with respect and I really recommend that everybody reads this book.



It is sad that Mr. Pignati passed away. John and Lorraine say that it is all of there faults because that had happened to them and that kind of stuff sticks with somebody. I am saying just have respect for everybody because when somebody passes away that is when you see how much they do. I know that I said this later on in the story but I really do want you to read this book it is a very good book and I like it and that is very unusual for me because I dont normally read.




If I would compare this book to The Outsiders than I would recommend this book. Especially when the times get hard in this story than it is like real life. I really loved this book I know that I said this a lot but my opinion of this book is that it is awesome and I am going to read this book over and over. Thank you for letting me tell my opinion of the book and this was something fun to do. I like Tech Steps they are good to learn and they are fun to do and I was happy that I got to do it on the book pigman.



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Book title and author: The Pigman by Paul Zindel


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The Pigman is a journey I think through friendship and trust to hold the friendship together it is a book that all readers that like action and heart felt stories should read this book.




The characters in the story John and Lorraine in the beginning start the story as Lorraine is a girl who is self cautious about herself sees this boy who she never has noticed before and they sat together on the bus John starts laughing and Lorraine thinks he is laughing at her but he is not, so all of the sudden she starts laughing with him and that is how they became friends. One day at a friends house they are playing a game to see how long they can keep anyone who there finger landed on in the phone book on the phone. Lorraine was next and her finger landed on Angelo pignati she called him he answered the phone she kept him on the phone for a good while and then john took the phone and told him that it was a charity organization and they were asking for donations and Mr. Pignati told them to come over to his house and he would get there money for charity. When they came over they talked to him for a while then he took them back into a room and showed them his collection of pig ornaments and they were from all across the world. He got there money and they left and they became friends with him they would go to the zoo and Mr. pignati  would introduce them to BoBo the baboon who was his best friend then one day Mr. Pignati had a heart attack and went to the hospital when he got home he saw that John and Lorraine had a party and some of his wifes clothes were torn and some of his pigs were broken a couple of days after they went to the zoo and found out BoBo had died at that moment Mr. Pignati fell to his knees then you will have to read it to find out what happened.



In the end the kids are filled with regret and sadness.



So the kids went on living there life full of regret of what they did.



 


I think the pigman teaches a lesson to all young adults. The book is a very good book because it was a book that was very sad and heart felt it was a book that I think should be read by every young adult because it also contains life skills and



Lessons for life. I would rate this book a five star book. This book really caught my attention in chapter two. This all explains that you should never judge a book by it is cover because it always has a twist.


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Reader reviewed by Marilyn from West Virginia


This story is one of the best Ive ever read, it keeps you guessing and is a thriller till the end. I recommend this book to any person who is interested in something worth reading. In the story there are two teens John and Lorraine (one who doesnt care and one that cares a little bit more).




In the beginning of the story John and Lorraine meet after school to go to a friends house like always after dealing with there parents, and pull out the phone book. Todays Lorraines day to choose a name out of the book, when she does it is a man by the name of Mr. Angelo Pignati, this is were the story begins.  Throughout the story the characters go through a lot of troubled times but in the end John and Lorraine feel emptier then ever when something happens to the pigman.




At first I thought the end was going to be a happy story but it instead left me crying when I was done reading it. So the story goes on and John and Lorraine are in for a few surprises when one day they come over and things go wrong. The Pigman and the two of them are playing around and suddenly there calling 911 and he ends up in the hospital, hes ok but when he comes home, lets just say he isnt very he isnt very happy.



In the end everything seems to fall apart but if you want to know how the story ends youll have to read the book to find out if you think its happy or sad.



This story is an intense sense of happiness, sadness, and, loneliness, the author Paul Zindel new what he was writing. I thought the book was one of the best Ive ever read, and the characters fit there parts like it actually happened in real life. I hope that you get the chance to read such a good book.

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Reader reviewed by Jade of West Virginia

     This is a book about two high school students who meet a man by the name of Mr. Pignati on a prank call, and from then on it was never the same for John and Lorraine. In the book The Pigman, Paul Zindel writes of John and Lorraine, two high school students who met Mr. Pignati over a prank call which turns out to be the start of an amazing friendship. The authors purpose is to leave you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next between the characters. I would recommend this book to teens and adults because it was very clear on how we should act upon others in need. I am also like John because I thought his pranks were igneous.


   


       The author is very descriptive in the first few chapters by explaining what John and Lorraine look like, along with the librarian and Mr. Pignati. The book is very inspiring on the way we all act. I believe that Paul Zindel was explaining that, things can happen on accident and lead to great adventures. John and Lorraine keep Mr. Pignati company while his wife is gone by going with him to the zoo, going shopping, and just talking. Mr. Pignati also collects statues of pigs and loves them dearly. He shows John and Lorraine his collection and they are amazed. Later on in the book John and Lorraine find out that Mr. Pignatis wife had died and he is all alone. Later on John, Lorraine, and the Pigman are rollerblading around the house, John runs up the stair sand then something horrible happens. Then while the Pigman is away John and Lorraine have a wild party at the Pigmans house, during the party the Pigmans pig collection is destroyed.


    


      The setting in this book is mostly at Mr. Pignatis house, some in the school and the zoo. The characters are very compassionate and friendly towards each other. The plot is very well organized and understandable. John and Lorraine are both the narrators, so the story is from their point of view.


      Like I said before, I would recommend this book to teens and adults. This is a book that will you will not be able to put down because it is exiting and will leave you wondering what will happen next. In the end of the book John and Lorraine had noticed that something had changed in them, and that they would never be the same again. The characters in this book learn a lesson by respecting others and their property.    


     


       I give this book five stars because I think a lot of people can relate to this book in some way. Paul Zindel describes everything very well in the story and makes it seem like John and Lorraine are actually with you telling you of there time with the Pigman.



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Reader reviewed by Tyler wv

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The pigman is the story of Two sophmorers, John, Lorraine and a lonely old man that they get in touch with over a telephone game they called The Pigman. The book starts out with John and Lorraine talking about there jokes they played when they were younger and them describing and naming the characters



This book starts out with John talking about his jokes and pranks he played. Lorraine is now talking about the teachers and characters.


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When the two sophomores start coming over more and more, they figure out his problems and help him with them. They also help him when he has a heart attack. After coming home from the hospital he find that his pig collection is broke from a party John and Lorraine had threw and practically falls over dead



 


The two sophomores are now upset and something in them has died as well. They dont have anywhere too go and are now guilty.



 


John has now made a decision of going to acting school after graduation, And Lorraine is going to nursing school when she graduates. This is a very good book and is very exciting. It reminds you of maybe someone in your class or some one you know

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