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Pig-Heart Boy (KS2/3)

by Malorie Blackman

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 . . .?

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

- Guardian

Resources

Age: Key Stage 2/3 (middle grade)

Subject: English Literature

Fiction Text: Pig-Heart Boy

Author: Malorie Blackm an

The activities in this resource pack give KS2/3 students opportunities to engage with a fiction text. There are activities for comprehension and critical analysis, structuring ideas and looking for descriptive and narrative techniques.

The activities in the resource pack are designed to be used alongside the videos below of author Malorie Blackman who reads aloud an extract in addition to introducing the text, talking about Character, Themes, Structure and the Writing Process.