{"product_id":"a-day-no-pigs-would-die-9780679853060","title":"A Day No Pigs Would Die","description":"Originally 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laurel Leaf Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627695345938,"sku":"9780679853060","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12df4739-bd45-410d-aa75-bf561431b643.jpg?v=1732708609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-day-no-pigs-would-die-9780679853060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}