Pig-Heart Boy

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A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Pig-Heart Boy starring the iconic character Cameron, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Pig-Heart Boy. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector's item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books, this edition has a brand-new foreword from Adam Kay. All Cameron wants is a 'normal' life - friends, swimming, school, family. But most normal thirteen-year-olds don't desperately need a new heart because theirs doesn't work properly. 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, 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 . . . Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary Collection THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth Lincoln DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo Adeola CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan Lees MATILDA by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin Stevens THE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING LIFE OF LOTTIE BROOKS by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia Shireen PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS- THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak PIG-HEART BOY by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam Kay WONDER by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher

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A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family around this topical and controversial issue * Guardian *

Author Bio

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, whose soundtrack was curated by Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.