The Pigman's Legacy

Series: Pigman (Book #2)

by Paul Zindel

While walking home from school one day, sixteen-year-old Staten Islanders John Conlan and Lorraine Jensen see a face in the window of a house that is supposed to be empty. Who could it be? The Pigman has been dead for four months when John and Lorraine visit his empty house — and discover a down-and-out old man on the run from the tax collector.

Convinced he's a sign from beyond the grave, John and Lorraine decide they've been given a chance to make up for what happened to the Pigman. Suddenly they're deep in another zany adventure with a surprising old man. What the learn along the way is the Pigman's Legacy.

Ages: 11, 12, 13
Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 7.3
Lexile Measure: 1010
DRA: 70-80
Guided Reading: Z
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Chapter Book
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Realistic Fiction

About the Author

Paul Zindel Paul Zindel won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. To learn more about his life, check out The Pigman & Me, a memoir of his growing up. Mr. Zindel died on March 27, 2003.