num_pages: 176
description: Meet Mr. Pignati, a lonely old man with a beer belly and an awful secret. He's the Pigman, and he's got a great big twinkling smile. When John and Lorraine, two high school sophomores, meet Mr. Pignati, they learn his whole sad, zany story. They tell it right here in this book -- the truth, and nothing but the truth -- no matter how many people it shocks or hurts.
language: English
title: The Pigman
titlecomplete: The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
characters: Lorraine Jensen, John Conlan, Angelo "Pigman" Pignati
genres: Fiction, Classics, Contemporary, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Read For School, Childrens, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 27662
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: Starfire