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Daniel is not looking forward to the class trip to a heritage farm. Small, skinny, and bucktoothed with coke-bottle glasses, he has enough problems as the bookish class runt without the added hassles of a day around pigs. Daniel’s last name is Hogg, and the class bully, Shane Coolen, has already taken great pleasure in making every hog and pig joke he can think of.
The trip up to the farm in a schoolbus has been tough; Shane has managed to corner Dan in a seat at the back of the bus, and, for Dan, the results of this little interlude include broken glasses and a bloody nose. Dan figures his best bet is to stick close to the supply teacher, Ms. Creaser, and try not to draw attention to himself.
Though his regular teacher has talked a lot about, Mr. Van Wart, the owner of the heritage farm, Dan is surprised to discover that the man looks more like a biker than a farmer. Mr. Van Wart seems surprised to see that class and, initially is unwelcoming and, even, rude. After a brief conversation outside with Ms. Creaser, the farmer returns to say that Ms. Creaser is feeling ill and has decided to rest in the school bus. He warns the students not to disturb their supply teacher, but, when Dan sneaks off to find his allergy medication, he finds both the bus driver and the teacher tied up and unconscious. So begins Dan’s race to save both his classmates and his teacher from a situation that escalates quickly from dangerous to desperate.
Vicki Grant’s Pigboy is a terrific adventure, one that will keep the reader turning the pages until its exciting conclusion!
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