Pig-Heart Boy

Suitable for 12 – 14 years

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Malorie Blackman’s poignant and thought-provoking award-winner. Cameron is thirteen and his heart is failing. He needs a heart transplant – fast. Then a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart: a heart from a pig. It’s a weird idea. But Cameron is fed up with sitting on life’s sidelines, unable to play sport or swim. He has to give it a try – even if it means becoming the world’s first pig-heart boy.

Soon Cameron is discovering how great it feels to live a normal life. But there are some people who don’t think it’s normal for a boy to have a pig’s heart. Will Cameron’s new life last long enough for him to discover what it’s really all about? Shocking, original and moving, this is the remarkable story of a boy learning who he really is, while going where no one has ever gone before.

Also available: Read and Respond activities to accompany Pig-Heart Boy.

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Catalogue number

602 in Setanta Teen October 2026, 2200 in Schools Catalogue 2026/27 and 2147 in Setanta Education Catalogue 2026-2027

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780552579278

Date published

July 4th, 2024

Condition

New

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Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

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Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.

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  1. Ashley
    on 26 February 2025

    The Pig Heart Boy

    Hi, my name is Ashley and I really loved the book there is so much to talk about, but I'm not going to reveal every secret of the book. These are the main characters, Sid, Cameron , Marlon and his parents. Marlon's heart was damaged and he really wanted to play Dare Devil Dive and Football but he couldn't because of his damaged heart so he became rude and frustrated with his heart. Days later, they booked an appointment for the heart transplant.....
    Sorry I can't tell you more or it will ruin what's the main point in the book

    5 out of 5

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