To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.
- ISBN10 1557360952
- ISBN13 9781557360953
- Publish Date 1 September 1987 (first published 12 December 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 August 2021
- Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 210
- Language English