Pig Heart Boy Malorie Blackman Lovereading - -Year 5 (age 9-10) More books from this list Book 22 of 36. View the next book in this list View the previous book in this list This title is in stock Price £4.49 RRP £5.99  Saving £1.50 (%25)   Download Extract    Buy This Book

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Cameron’s operation is risky. Very risky. He needs a new heart and the best match comes from an unusual source - a pig. A pig heart transplant has never been done before. It may not work out and it’s controversial but Cameron and his family are prepared to give it a try. After all, it’s the one chance Cameron has of leading a normal life and at thirteen that’s the one thing he really wants to do. Told by Cameron as he faces up to the bravest decision of his life this is an emotionally rich and thought-provoking story.

 

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About The Author

Malorie Blackman had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer and spent many years working as a Database Manager for Reuters travelling extensively within Europe and the United States.

After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for the 1991 Feminist Book Fortnight, and Malorie participated in the first BBC TV Black Women’s Screenwriting Workshop in 1991. She has written a number of books for young readers including the Whizziwig series, which have been dramatised successfully for children’s television.

In her spare time, Malorie likes going to the cinema, the theatre and watching TV, enjoys playing computer and board games, and reads absolutely everything...except Westerns.

She lives with her husband and daughter in Kent along with a large collection of books, over 15,000 at the last count.

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2008, it was announced that Malorie is to receive an OBE for her contribution to children’s literature.
Malorie was awarded the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon award in 2005.