by Malorie Blackman · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552551663
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«Pig-Heart Boy» is the young adult science fiction novel by Malorie Blackman, published by Random House in paperback (208 pages, in English).
Cameron, a thirteen-year-old boy, needs a heart transplant. A doctor offers him the chance to take part in an operation never performed before: implanting a genetically modified pig's heart. Between social rejection and family doubts, Cameron must decide whether to accept the risk of living with an animal heart or let the only chance to survive pass him by.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the novel was originally published in 1997; this edition dates from 2004.
Recommended for readers aged 9 to 11, especially those looking for science fiction with ethical dilemmas close to reality.
Oneta Malorie Blackman, FRSL is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues, for example, her Noughts and Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional alternative Britain to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work, including the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize.
