“Pigman” was a fantastic book written by Paul Zindel that is a good read for all middle school aged kids. “Pigman” takes place all over Stapleton from the crisp whether at the start of fall to the bone-chilling cold and snow of the later months. The main characters John and Lorraine are very similar. They are best friends that attend Franklin high school and both have problems at home. Lorraine's mother is very controlling and John parents just don't really care as long as he doesn't wrecke there house. The story started when Lorraine, John and a few friends were calling random people to see how long they could talk to them. Lorraine called this man and told him that she worked for a charity and asked if he wanted to donate money. The man