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    PigBoy

    Written by Vicki Grant

    Narrated by Iambic Productions

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    Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo?

    The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. After a messy attack of allergies, Dan is excused to find a tissue. He sneaks back to the school bus and discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. The farmer is really an escaped convict with nasty plans. Will Dan be able to find help in time?

    An Orca Book Publishers production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers Audio
    Release dateSep 1, 2006
    ISBN9781459819917
    Author

    Vicki Grant

    VICKI GRANT left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel, The Puppet Wrangler, in 2004. She has written many books for young readers, including Not Suitable for Family Viewing, winner of the Red Maple Award, Quid Pro Quo, winner of the Author Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Fiction, Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret, Pig Boy and B Negative. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Web: vickigrant.com Twitter: @VickiGrantYA Instagram: @vicki_grantya  

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    • 5/5
      BLURB: Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. After a messy attack of allergies, Dan is excused to find a tissue. He sneaks back to the school bus and discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. The farmer is really an escaped convict with nasty plans. Will Dan be able to find help in time?


      RATING: 5 stars for Pigboy By: Vicki Grant
      STARTED: APRIL 24,2014
      FINISHED: APRIL 24,2014


      REVIEW: Pigboy is great for anyone that enjoys suspense,humor, and action this book includes a wide variety of all three of them as it progresses. I enjoyed this book because it told the life saving story of Dan Hogg who saved all of his friends, and teachers from a criminal that just broke out of jail! I was on my feet the whole time waiting to see what would happen! I was hooked, and pulled in on this book as soon as I started reading it, and it is a very short book, but better that most I have read lately! I thought I would not like Pigboy as much by looking at the cover, and the title but when I read the synopsis I was like WOW, and I read it in one day! A very addicting short story book that you probably cannot put down!
    • 3/5
      An excellent choice for reluctant readers, or readers who read at a few grade levels below their actual grade. Recommended for readers ages 12-16? I am not sure who the target audience of YA Hi-Lo books is, but this is a great choice for anyone looking for a title in this genre.
    • 5/5
      Dan Hogg is upset when he learns that his regular teacher is too ill to accompany the class on their field trip to a pig farm. The class goes anyway, with a supply teacher, and is in for quite a surprise when Mr van Wart doesn't appear to be too interested in them and isn't very welcoming at all. Later, Dan Hogg, the class victim of bullies everywhere ends up saving the day. A reluctant reader would probably like this book a lot. Silver Birch
    • 2/5
      Short, light story about an unlucky boy who everyone hates (including himself). That is until one day his class takes a field trip to a farm and things get way out of hand. Dan - that would be pigboy to you - shows his true colors and learns a little about himself and others in the process.
    • 4/5
      Even though the book is short, it's still really good, its even suspenseful at times. I think it's a good book for everyone. 4/5 KC (9th grade) I chose this book because a friend suggested it to me.
    • 3/5
      "Pigboy" is another one of those bullying scenarios/book. Even though the plot/storyline was predictable, the details and the what the boy did was different. To be honest, before i read the book, i had another thought of what it was going to be about but my prediction turned out to be totally different. I would also recommand this book because it isn't a "love story" but one that makes you anxious and wonder what the boy might do next.
    • 4/5
      A quick good read. Great story of the underdog saving the day and being who you are no matter what. Exciting and funny at the same time.