Pig-Heart Boy

A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family around this topical and controversial issue' - Guardian 'An engrossing story' - Daily Telegraph 'That's all I ever did - watch and listen. I was always a spectator, never a participant. I didn't call that living. I was alive - but that was all.' Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is a 'normal' life - friends, swimming, school, family. But his life is far from normal. Not every thirteen-year-old desperately needs a new heart because theirs doesn't work properly. Finally, one doctor offers hope. Cameron could - if he and his parents agree - take part in a radical and controversial procedure involving the transplant of a pig's heart into his human body. It's risky. And it's never been done before . . . While Cameron comes to terms with the idea, he finds the world around him is much less accepting. But surely everyone will understand that it's better to have a pig's heart that works than a human heart that doesn't - won't they . . .? 'A sensitive and informative story that provides a vivid insight into transgenics and xenotransplantations and still manages to squeeze in the inevitable guinea-pig and piggy in the middle jokes' - IndependentAuthor: Blackman, Malorie,author
Contributors: Blackman, Malorie,author
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 256
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Published/Release Date: 5 Feb 2004
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Author/Director/Artist: Malorie Blackman
Dimension (cm): 198x129x16 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 20x192x124 mm
Item Weight (g): 184
Package Weight (g): 180