Miramax/Hyperion, New York, 2005, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 1-4013-5251-0.  Trade soft cover, 247 pages.  Advance Reading Copy/ARC.  Front wrap shows a bit of edge and corner wear, binding tight; faded water marks on bottom edge; interior clean and unmarked, appears unread.  ‘Society has rejected Jack Plum:  born with a disfigurement, he is labeled either a monster or an imbecile by his abusive mother and thoughtless neighbors.  But Jack has created a haven, his “pigtopia,” a shelter in his cellar, built with his long-lost father, and shared with his beloved pet pigs.  Then Jack meets Holly Lock, a sensitive young teenager who lives nearby, and offers her a piglet.  Together they forge an unlikely and beautiful friendship.  But society and fate intrude and Jack’s secret world is threatened by forces beyond his control.’ (from rear wrap)