The Pigman

One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and

"Eight hundred and fifty-three horrifying things had happened to me by the time I was a teenager. That was when I met my Pigman, whose real name was Nonno Frankie." The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York,

This is the sequel to The Pigman, one of the bestselling young adult books of all time. John and Lorraine happen to be passing by the Pigman’s abandoned house when they receive the shock of their lives: someone or something is watching them from the upstairs window. Convinced this is

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While passing by the Pigman's abandoned house, John and Lorraine are shocked to realize someone or something is watching them from the upstairs window. Convinced this is a sign from beyond the grave, they decide that they have been given a chance to make up for what happened to the