The Pigman

…novels for young adults are The Pigman (1968), My Darling, My Hamburger (1969), Harry and Hortense at Hormone High (1984), A Begonia for Miss Applebaum (1989), and David & Della (1993). Zindel broke new ground in 1994 with the horror story Loch, which he followed with The Doom Stone (1995)

…book bans include Zindel’s novel The Pigman (1968), which follows two teenagers who befriend a lonely widower, and Childress’ novel A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich (1973), which features a teenage protagonist struggling with a difficult home life and addiction.