A Slice of the Moon
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  • Published: 17 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780552566599
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.99

A Slice of the Moon

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1 Oct 2015
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1 Oct 2015
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17 Oct 2016
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The brand-new action-packed story of one family's journey across the world from much-loved author Sandi Toksvig.

Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life . . .

Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy. Theirs is a life filled with love and laughter - and a pet pig called Hamlet.

But things change overnight, and suddenly they find themselves facing hunger and danger like they have never known . . . So they leave their village in Ireland to journey to America where, they hope, family and fortune await them.

Slim soon finds herself living a life that feels just like one of those far-fetched stories her Da has always told. Can one brave girl keep her family together no matter what is thrown at them . . . ?
  • Published: 17 October 2016
  • ISBN: 9780552566599
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 480
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Sandi Toksvig

Following a first-class degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre, where she both wrote and performed before becoming one of the founder members of the Comedy Store Players. She is well known for her television and radio work, as a presenter, writer and actor.

Also by Sandi Toksvig

Super-Saver Mouse
The End of the Sky
Super-Saver Mouse To The Rescue
Girls Are Best
The Littlest Viking
Hitler's Canary
The Troublesome Tooth Fairy
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Praise for A Slice of the Moon

Sandi Toksvig’s mini-epic is a roller-coaster of a read that races headlong through an important slice of history bringing it vividly to life as it does so . . . Sandi Toksvig brings alive important-to-know radical history by dressing it up in a fine coat of adventure.

Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading

Well researched and accurate . . . Fascinating

Carousel

History is brought convincingly and absorbingly to life

Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

Writing in the voice of a child and supporting the radicals against the establishment, Sandi Toksvig leaves an impression of courage in the face of adversity.

Guardian

Slim is an engaging character who makes friends with all kinds of people along the journey, facing up to danger and grief with great courage. There are important themes running through the book, including the power of storytelling, literacy, freedom of speech, and equality . . . It’s also a good, pacey story written with humour and understanding, and well lined up for the next instalment

Lynne Taylore, booksforkeeps.co.uk