Book Report On The Pigman By Paul Zindel

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“The Pigman” was written by Paul Zindel and is a superb book that all teenagers should read
The story takes place in Mr. Pignati, John, and Lorraine’s house around the 1970’s
John is a handsome boy in high school, who drinks, smokes, and causes trouble at home and in school.
Lorraine is Johns best friend, who’s father left and died. She’s always arguing with her mother
John and Lorraine decided to play a joke on someone and ended up calling Mr. Pignati who they ended up befriending and hanging out with him a lot. They end up going to the zoo and meet Mr. Pignati’s only friend, a baboon named Bobo. After hanging out for a while, Mr. Pignati ends up having a heart attack.
I liked quite a lot because I can relate to some of the experiences

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