'A Day No Pigs Would Die - Bk&Csst&gd ed Author:Robert Newton Peck Originally published in hardcover in 1972, A Day No Pigs Would Die was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like The Outsiders and The Chocolate War. In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of — a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still ... more »resonates with teens today.