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Blog entry #3-December 6,2010

Hey, It's me again with my third blog for __The Pigman__ By Paul Zindel. I haven't read that much for the past two weeks but I did find out who "The Pigman" is.

The Pigman's name is really Mr. Pignati. He is a very kind old man who is very lonely. I'm pretty sure his wife passed away and thats why he's so lonely. It's really sad thinking about an old man losing his wife, all alone in a house just him and his thoughts. I want to keep reading to find out how The Pigman is connected to John and Lorraine.

Blog entry-November 18,2010

Hey, it's me again with my second blog for __The Pigman__ by Paul Zindel. Now I'm starting to get into the book after learning about the main characters, John and Lorraine.

I really like John because I would describe him as a pretty boy who gets whatever he wants. He has these big blue eyes that can just look right through you and he is strikingly handsome and never get's in trouble for anything. But in all honesty he drinks and smokes because of problems going on in his family. I like him because he is an excellent liar and it sounds to me like he always has the same look just painted on his so you can't tell when he's serious or not.

Lorraine is very different from John. She kind of just hides behind all of the other kids and doesn't get looked all that much. She isn't very confident because of all the criticism she get's from her mom. I like both of these character because they switch off points of view every chapter and that really helps understand both characters. I think John and Lorraine are going to become a couple at the end of the book but I don't know yet.

Blog entry-November 4, 2010

Hi, I'm Spencer Gutknecht and I'm reading __The Pigman__ by Paul Zindel. I just started reading this novel yesterday and I'm not exactly the fastest reader so I don't know that much about the book...yet. I was told that this is a funny high school style novel that I would enjoy by one of my teachers. The two main characters are John and Lorraine, two sophomores that attend Franklin High School and they meet Mr. Pignati, they learn his sad, zany story. Mr. Pignati is an old man with a beer belly and an awful secret. The question is, what's the awful secret?

This looks and sounds like a good book to me, because it sounds like it will make me think and catches my attention and I can't wait to read it.