As the youngest of nine children growing up on a farm in rural Maine, Helen never seemed to fit in with the rest of her family. While her sisters focused on boys, cigarettes, and alcohol, Peppe preferred to curl up with a book. Once she learned the animals on the farm were raised to be eaten, she became the family’s only vegetarian. And no matter how many times her parents and siblings berated her for talking too much, Peppe could not stop asking questions about the world around her.
Despite her life’s many hardships, Peppe manages to fill Pigs Can’t Swim with humor, insight, and touching compassion for the family that was never able to understand her. Constantly finding herself in trouble despite her efforts to avoid it, the young Peppe maintained an unfailing innocence that proves both charming and heartbreaking.
Peppe’s humorous delivery and engaging rapport with the audience have drawn people to other appearances in libraries and booksellers around the state. The event at the Scarborough Public Library is open to the public and free to attend. Copies of Pigs Can’t Swim will be available for purchase, and refreshments will be served.
For more information about this, and other events at the Library, log onto www.scarboroughlibrary.org or call the Library at 883-4723.
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