{"product_id":"a-day-no-pigs-would-die-paperback","title":"A Day No Pigs Would Die - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Newton Peck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in hardcover in 1972, \u003ci\u003eA Day No Pigs Would Die \u003c\/i\u003ewas one of the first young adult books, along with titles like \u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Chocolate War\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of\u003cbr\u003ea Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith plenty of Yankee common sense and dry wit, and some pathos as the boy at 13 takes on the duties of a man. For boys of this age and for the young of any age.--\"School Library Journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Newton Peck comes from generations of Yankee farmers. Like the Vermont folk he writes about in his novel, he was raised as a boy in the Shaker Way, which endured even after the sect itself had died out. Its view of life is embodied in the character of his young protagonist's father, who believed that a faith is more blessed when put to use than when put to word: A man's worship counts for naught, unless his dog and cat are the better for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Day No Pigs Would Die\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756926304544,"sku":"9780679853060","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6bcc03111a9d07afe1732c3c79fbdaeb.webp?v=1780089391","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-day-no-pigs-would-die-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}