内容简介
AMostUnusualFriendship.WhensophomoresJohnandLorraineplayedapracticaljokeafewmonthsagoonastrangernamedAngeloPignati,theyhadnoideawhattheywerestarting.Virtuallyovernight,almostagainsttheirwill,thetwobefriendedthelonelyoldman;itwasn'tlongbeforetheyweremorecomfortableinhishousethantheirown.ButnowMr.Pignatiisdead.AndforJohnandLorraine,theonlywaytofindpeaceistowritedowntheirfriend'sstory--thestoryofthePigman.
作者简介
PaulZindel(1936-2003)wasdiscoveredinthemid-1960'sbyCharlotteZolotow,whohadseenatelevisionproductionofhisPulitzerPrize–winningplay,TheEffectofGammaRaysonMan–in–the–MoonMarigoldsanddecidedthatZindelmusttryhishandatyoungadultfiction.Mr.Zindelwentontobecomeapioneerinthegenreasweknowittoday.HisbooksforHarperCollinsincludeTheDoomStoneandLoch,bothRecommendedbooksfortheReluctantYAReader(ALA),andthetragicomicmemoirThePigman&Me,whichSchoolLibraryJournalsaidinastarredreview"allowsreadersaglimpseofZindel'syouth,givestheminsightintosomeofhisfictionalcharacters,andprovidesmanyexamplesofuniversalexperiencesthatwillmakethemlaughandcry."ThePigman&Mewasbotha1993ALABestBookforYoungAdultsanda1993ALANotableChildren'sBook.