There was no one else to blame anymore. No Bores or Old Ladies or Nortons, or Assassins waiting at the bridge. And there was no place to hide—no place across any river for a boatman to take us.
Our life would be what we made of it—nothing more, nothing less.
Baboons.
Baboons.
They build their own cages, we could almost hear the Pigman whisper, as he took his children with him.
About the Author
PAUL ZINDEL (1936-2003) was born and raised on Staten Island in New York. After teaching high school science for several years, he decided to pursue a career as a playwright. His first play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Shortly thereafter, he wrote his first novel for young adults, The Pigman, which has gone on to sell millions of copies. Mr. Zindel wrote more than fifty books over the course of his life including the popular My Darling, My Hamburger; The Pigman’s Legacy, a sequel to The Pigman; and the autobiographical The Pigman and Me. Fans can visit Paul Zindel on the Web: www.paulzindel.com
Copyright
Copyright © 1968 by Paul Zindel
Copyright © 2005 by Paul Zindel Trusts
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Zindel, Paul
The pigman ; a novel.
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Summary: A teenage boy and girl, high school sophomores from unhappy homes, tell of their bizarre relationship with an old man.
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