Imprint: Yearling
Published: 26/02/2015
ISBN: 9780440870739
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 234g
RRP: £6.99
Eleven-year-old Martha is used to being the one who has to keep her head. Tug, her little brother, is too small. Dad is too strange. And Mum's not here any more.
So when Dad falls off the roof, it's Martha who ices his knee and takes him to the doctor. And when Dad doesn't come home, it's Martha who cooks Tug's favourite pie and reads him his bedtime story. And when Dad passes out, it's Martha who cleans him up and keeps his secret.
But eventually Dad's problems become too big for even Martha to solve. There is only one person who can sort things out now. Dad.
Imprint: Yearling
Published: 26/02/2015
ISBN: 9780440870739
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 21mm x 129mm
Weight: 234g
RRP: £6.99
A spiked children's classic, and an utter delight . . . A beautifully written, exquisitely touching but gently humorous novel.
Zany, thought-provoking, and humorous, Moon Pie is a high impact novel. Vivid characterisation and an assured, lively and sometimes lyrical tone create a wholly convincing backdrop for Martha who is struggling to keep her family on track through her father's alcoholism. Incisive observations combined with perfectly timed comedic movements make this a sure winner.
A subtle book that is very moving at but also full of wit, life and, above all, love.
Outstanding . . . This is a book that addresses painful events with a wonderfully ebullient comic touch . . . It's Mason's gift for the way that people, especially children, speak and think that makes the book gripping and absorbing . . . [It] addresses a difficult subject with a vigour and charm that will beguile any child interested in real life. The opposite of grim, its originality, tone and ebullience deserves prizes as well as praise.
This is a beautifully told story that is long on affection and short on preaching.