A Day No Pigs Would Die By Robert Newton Peck

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    A modern classic-- Over 1.5 million copies sold!

    Robert Newton Peck's novel of a Vermont farm boyhood has become a celebrated classic, captivating readers year after year with its quiet humor and poignant drama.  It is the timeless of one Shaker boy , his beloved pet pig, and the joys and hardships that mark the passage into manhood.  A Day No Pigs Would Die is told in a unique and compelling voice, one with all the unadorned power of Shaker hymn. Once heard, it is not soon forgotten.

"A lovely book...Honest, moving, homely in the warm and simple sense of the word...It is small, accepting and loving and it succeeds perfectly."

-Boston Globe

"You'll find yourself caught up in the novel's emotion from the very opening scene...love suffuses every page."

-New York Times

"Reading this book is like sipping hot cider in front of a crackling potbellied stove.  Every page is suffused with wit and charm and glowing with warmth."

-Newsweek

"It will grab you and hold you."

-New York Times

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults