Lorraine And John In The Pigman

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In “The Pigman” by Paul Zindel was a sad but well developed story that should be read by some elementary students along with middle school students. “The PIgman” takes place in an old man’s house (the pigman’s) everyday after Lorraine and John’s day at school. John is a high school boy, he’s doesn’t enjoy school at all and doesn’t follow the rules. He doesn’t listen to his parents at all and calls his father a “bore.” Lorraine is a high school girl that is better at following the rules. She doesn’t have a stable relationship with her mom who doesn’t get a good salary. While Lorraine and John are doing prank calls with their friends they come along Angelo Pignati. They didn’t know anything about this guy, all they knew is that he lived near

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