In this time-tested novel, teenagers John and Lorraine think the world is meaningless. An unusual friendship develops after John and Lorraine play a practical joke on a stranger, Angela Pignati. However, John and Lorraine get caught up in Pignati's "zest" for life. Now John and Lorraine feel more comfortable with him than they do in their own homes. When Mr. Pignati dies, John and Lorraine write their friend's story - the story of the Pigman.--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts grade 9 (2009).