Pigman

A sequel to one of the best-selling young adult books of all time. The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York, was the most important time of his teenage life. It was the year he and Jennifer Wolupopski were best friends. It was the year of the apple tree, the water-head baby, and Cemetery Hill. And it was the year he met Nonno Frankie Vivona, who became his Pigman. Every word of his story is true ...

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"A teenage boy and girl, high school sophomores from unhappy homes, tell of their bizarre relationship with an old man."
"A sequel to one of the best-selling young adult books of all time. The year Paul Zindel, his sister, Betty, and their mother lived in the town of Travis, Staten Island, New York, was the most important time of his teenage life. It was the year he and Jennifer Wolupopski were best friends. It was the year of the apple tree, the water-head baby, and Cemetery Hill. And it was the year he met Nonno Frankie Vivona, who became his Pigman. Every word of his story is true ..."@en
"Alienated from their parents, high school students Lorraine and John befriended lonely old Mr. Pignati almost as a joke. They nickname him the Pigman because he is proud of his piggy bank collection. He allows them the run of his home and this is where the trouble starts."@en
"Two high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man with a terrible secret."@en
"Two high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man with a terrible secret."
"When 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, and 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 the Pigman's story."@en