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The Peppermint Pig

By Nina Bawden
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The Peppermint Pig is the winner of the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction. It is a difficult year for the Greengrasses. Poll's father has lost his job and gone overseas, and the family is living off the charity of two aunts. Poll and her brother Theo... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The Peppermint Pig

The Peppermint Pig is an award-winning novel by the beloved author of Carrie's War.

The Peppermint Pig, which won the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction, has been a great favourite since it was first published, over forty years ago

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The Peppermint Pig is the winner of the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction.

It is a difficult year for the Greengrasses. Poll's father has lost his job and gone overseas, and the family is living off the charity of two aunts. Poll and her brother Theo just can't seem to keep out of trouble.

It takes a tiny, mischievous pig to bring laughter back into their lives.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035082759

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 178g

Pages: 256

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Nina Bawden Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Young Adult

About the Author

Nina Bawden (1925-2012), CBE, was one of Britain's most distinguished and best-loved novelists, both for adults and children (Peppermint Pig and Carrie's War being among her most famous books for young people). She has published over forty novels and an autobiography, In My Own Time. She was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Circles of Deceit and her novel Family Money was filmed by Channel 4, starring Claire Boom and June Whitfield. In 2004 she received the S. T. Dupont Golden Pen Award for a Lifetime's Contribution to Literature.

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