Pigman Review

2. Probably Mr. Pignati’s only relationship after his wife dies
3. The equivalent of “Putting your best foot forward” when writing; What Mr. Kelly might call a “hook”
5. The profession that John expresses interest to his Dad and only get a scornful response
8. What we might call the 1st rule of story-telling; What we are doing as writers when we let “a thousand words be worth a picture”
9. What some people call a good "hook" or opening line in an essay or story
13. Our book doesn’t tell us what Pignati puts on his wife’s tombstone, but as a ______ it might read: “Beloved Wife and Best Friend”
15. The style of narration that our book uses (for both narrators..)
16. “Coming of Age” stories like the Pigman also involve these “Aha! Moments” that life is not so black and white (simple) but is far more complicated and involves more “shades of gray”
19. Another name for Memory Tricks – essentially what Mr. Pignati teaches John and Lorraine; rhymes with “Demonic”
20. The opposite of “bland verbs” when it comes to writing; I have also called these "hybrid verbs" because they act as both verbs and have built-in adverbs
22. This pastime (or stunt) might be the reason the kids meet Mr. Pignati in the first place

1. Probably the best gift that Mr. Pignati gets the kids to help them recapture some of their childhood
4. The defacto villain of our story; He whose epithet is “The Marshmallow Kid”
6. What would be the best description or genre of a story like the Pigman because it involves growing through adolescence
7. Mr. Pignati’s trademark expression; perhaps the thing that most stands in contrast to John and Loraine’s rather unloving parents
10. What you should avoid letting your character descriptions look like in a narrative
11. The secret of Conchetta that Mr. Pignati only shares with John and Loraine once he gets to know them
12. “Wild-Haired Jacob” or “Luca, drawer of Animes”, or even “The Pigman” might be examples of these “apt phrases” we use for people
14. What might be a safe assumption about the economic situation of Loraine and her Mom
17. These “Novels of Education” (like the Pigman) usually involved a loss of childhood ________
18. Oftentimes when reading novels, or even the newspaper, it is important as readers to be aware of the narrator or story-teller’s personal preferences, perspective or ________
21. The name both Loraine and John give to the Epigram of their book