One of the 4 titles longlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2011.
How love is tested, challenged and threatened, but can ultimately hold families together is at the heart of Moon Pie. Martha is used to managing her father's sometimes erratic behaviour after her mother dies. Dealing with his oddities and caring for her small brother Tug seems not much stranger than her friend Marcus' obsession with Hollywood movies. But finally, even for her, it is all just a bit too much. This is a beautifully told story that is long on affection and short on preaching.
Titles longlisted for the 2011 Guardian Children's Book Prize:
My Name is Mina by David Almond
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
Twilight Robbery by Frances Hardinge
Return to Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout by Andy Stanton
When I'm older, she thought, I'll remember this midnight picnic as a good thing. I'll forget that I was scared of the dark, and that Dad was strange. I'll remember the candles in the grass, like flowers made out of flame, and Tug dreaming of pie, and Dad telling me he loves me.
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When I'm older, she thought, I'll remember this midnight picnic as a good thing. I'll forget that I was scared of the dark, and that Dad was strange.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Moon Pie and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Moon Pie features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Books of the Month, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Moon Pie was written by Simon Mason and published by David Fickling Books an imprint of Random House Children's Books