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A day no pigs would die

To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.

Main Author: Peck, Robert Newton.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, Knopf, 1972.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Subjects:
Farm life > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Pigs > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.
Physical Description: 150 p. 22 cm.
ISBN: 0394482352
Author Notes: Robert Newton Peck was born in Vermont on February 17, 1928. During World War II, he served as a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division between 1945 and 1947. He received a B.A. degree from Rollins College in 1953 and studied law at Cornell University. He worked as a lumberjack, in a papermill, killing hogs, and as an advertising executive before the publication of his first book, A Day No Pigs Would Die, in 1972. It was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults in 1973. His other works include Soup and Me, Soup on Ice, Cowboy Ghost, Horse Thief, and Bro.

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