“The Pigman” by Paul Zindel was a creative story that should be read by middle school students in the eighth grade and/or older.
“The Pigman” mainly takes place on 190 Howard Avenue. . . . . YU1-6994, or commonly knowns as Mr. Pignati’s house, over the course of a few months during the winter.
Lorraine and John are both sophomores (in the 10th grade) at Franklin High. John lives with his father, mother, and older successful brother. He has an unsteady relationship with his parents; arguing a lot, gets himself in trouble frequently, doesn’t listen and doesn’t receive any discipline. He also really hates school. Lorraine lives with her mother who works hard to raise just enough money to support both of them, and are tight on surplus money. Her mother is very over protective but wants the best for Lorraine. Mr. Pignati is an older man who lives by himself whose wife passed away a little while ago. He often enjoys visiting a baboon, Bobo, at the zoo. Mr. Pignati always has a warming smile on his face and enjoys company. Norton, also a sophomore at Franklin High, is a flat out trouble maker. …show more content…
I literally could not put the book down! The story made me thankful for the relationship I have with my family and friends. During some parts of the story I felt sorry for the Pigman because I felt like he was being taken advantage of by John and Lorraine but other times I was happy for him because he was having the time of his life with them. The only flaw about the story is the fact that it was difficult to understand who’s perspective I was reading from when I read from chapter to chapter. I would only recommend this book to middle school students in the eighth grade and/or older because there are alcohol references, smoking references and “bleeped” out curse words. This book is creative, and fun to read about the irregular relationship between the Pigman, John, and