| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
290 pages ; 20 cm |
| Audience |
008-012. Little, Brown and Company. |
| Summary |
Jeremiah's heart skips a beat before his frist soccer game, but it's not from nerves. It's the first sign of a heart attack. He knows he needs to go to the hospital, but he's determined to score a goal and not let his heart condition get in the way. Charging after the ball, he refuses to stop...even if his heart does. J6 is a pig and the only one of his five brothers who survived the research lab. Even though he's never left his cell, he thinks of himself as a therapy pig, a scholar, and a bodyguard. But when the lab sends him to live with Jeremiah's family, there's on new title he's desperate to have: brother. At first, Jeremiah thinks his parents took in J6 to cheer him up. But before long, he begins to suspect there's more to his new curly-tailed companion than meets the eye. When the truth is revealed, Jeremiah and J6 must protect each other at al costs--even if their lives depend on it. This charming story about family, sacrifice, and survival--set against the backdrop of boundary-pushing science and the ethics behind it--will inspire readers to never stop figthing for the ones they love. |
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In alternate chapters, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, who has a fatal heart condition, and J6, the pig growing the heart that could save his life, give their own perspectives on being a transplant donor and donee. Includes facts about the research project on which the story is based. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Swine -- Juvenile fiction.
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Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
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Heart -- Abnormalities -- Juvenile fiction.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Genetic engineering -- Juvenile fiction.
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Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
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Heart -- Abnormalities -- Fiction.
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Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Fiction.
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Pigs -- Fiction.
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Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
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Genetic engineering -- Fiction.
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JUVENILE FICTION / General.
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| Genre/Form |
Children's stories.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Title |
Pig hearted |
| ISBN |
9780316538770 (hardcover) |
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0316538779 (hardcover) |
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