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Alex Perry

Born:
Connection to Illinois: Perry lives just outside of Chicago.

Biography: Alex Perry used to teach middle schoolers in Houston, but now she writes for kids everywhere. She currently lives in Arkansas with her family. Pighearted is her debut novel.


Awards:
  • Pighearted Illinois READS Book Selection, Illinois Reading Council, 2023

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children

Web: https://alexperrybooks.com/
Web: https://www.facebook.com/AlexPerryBooks/
Web: https://twitter.com/Alextheadequate/status/1433095519975452675
Web: http://alexperrybooks@gmail.com


Selected Titles

Pighearted
ISBN: 0316538779 OCLC: 1226832890

Little Brown 2021

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.

 

 

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