Moon Pie

Moon Pie by Mason, Simon. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385752350.

Someone has to keep their head, as Mum used to say, and 11-year-old Martha is used to being that someone in her family. Her little brother, Tug, is too small. Her dad has been acting too strange. And Mums not here anymore. So when Dad falls off the roof, its Martha who ices his knee and takes him to the doctor. And when Dad doesnt come home, its Martha who cooks Tugs favorite pie and reads him his bedtime story. And when Dad passes out, its Martha who cleans him up and keeps his secret. But eventually Dads problems become too big for even Martha to solve, and she realizes its not all up to her—there are people and places she can turn to.