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Moon Pie
  • Published: 15 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9780440870739
  • Imprint: Yearling
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99

Moon Pie

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15 Mar 2015
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31 Oct 2011
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Moon Pie is a funny, sad, bittersweet novel about family, love, and pies.

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.
  • Published: 15 March 2015
  • ISBN: 9780440870739
  • Imprint: Yearling
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Simon Mason

Simon Mason has been clean and sober since June 2006 and lives in Stoke Newington, where he can often be found playing with his daughter in Clissold Park. He continues to perform in a band consisting entirely of musicians in recovery, called The Should Be Deads, and has discovered his vocal qualities have improved since he stopped using booze and drugs. He still has no idea what he wants to be when he grows up.
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Praise for Moon Pie

Mason tackles the sensitive topic of an alcoholic father with great aplomb. It's happy, sad, compassionate and funny with wonderfully drawn child characters Martha and Tug

The Bookseller

Incisive observations combined with perfectly timed comedic movements make this a sure winner

The Bookseller

I loved this gorgeous little book . . . the genuine love in the family shines through

The Bookbag

Topics like dead mothers and alcoholic fathers are extremely difficult to address for this age group, but Mason tells the story with compassion and humour

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