num_pages: 159
description: A Most Unusual FriendshipWhen sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for John and Lorraine, the only way to find peace is to write down their friend's story -- the story of the Pigman.
title: The Pigman
titlecomplete: The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
characters: Lorraine Jensen, Angelo "Pigman" Pignati, John Conlan
genres: Fiction, Teen, Read For School, School, Childrens, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Classics, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 27665
places: The United States of America
series: The Pigman
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Dell