Originally published in hardcover in 1972, "A Day No Pigs Would Die "was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like "The Outsiders "and "The Chocolate War." In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today. "From the Paperback edition."
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Originally published in hardcover in 1972, "A Day No Pigs Would Die "was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like "The Outsiders "and "The Chocolate War." In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today. "From the Paperback edition."
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I gave this book to my 12 yr. old grandson and he loved it. I used to teach this novel to 10th grade students who had trouble with English, and they ALL read it and enjoyed it. A truly lovely novel.
Jenndiggy
Apr 6, 2007
Disturbing
I know there are plenty of people who love this book, but I found it quite disturbing. I was required to read it in jr. high, and hated it. As an adult, I found a copy at a book sale and thought it couldn't be as bad as I remembered, but in fact, it was worse than I remembered. The "weaseling" the dog gave me nightmares about the poor dog being trapped in a barell with a weasel until the dog had to be shot and killed. The mating of the pig seemed much like a rape scene, and in fact the comment that was made about it. While some may love it, it is not a book for the more sensitive or squeemish.
