''Molly Moon Stops the World'' is a 2003
children's novel
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by British author
Georgia Byng
Georgia Byng (born 6 September 1965) is a British children's writer, educator, illustrator, actress and film producer. Since 1995 she has published thirteen children’s books, and co-written and co-produced one film. Byng has won The Stockton Ch ...
. It is the second instalment in the ''Molly Moon'' six-book series.
Premise
In ''Molly Moon Stops the World'',
Molly Moon is fixing the orphanage with the money she earned in
New York City
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.
Davina Nuttel, a famous child
actress
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, and Molly Moon's rival, gets
kidnapped
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* subject to the crime of kidnapping
Literature
* ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
* ''Kidnapped'' (comics), a 2007 graphic novel adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novel by Alan Grant and Ca ...
by
Primo Cell, a powerful leader and rich businessman.
Molly travels to
Los Angeles
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, California and finds out she can stop time, a feat that enables her to stop an evil plot.
Critical reception and audiobook
Several reviewers favoured this book to the previous novel in the series.
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Publishers Weekly
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'' gave the novel a positive review, stating "
ong with twists and surprises, Byng also works in themes about the pervasiveness of advertising and the influence of celebrity endorsements." Kristi Olson from
Kidsreads.com recommended the book especially for
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970). Handler has published several children's books under the name, most notably ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', which has sold over 60 million copies and s ...
fans, stating there were many suspenseful twists throughout the story. Mary Thomas from ''CM: An Electronic Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People'' gave the book a four out of four rating, stating "Molly's world may be unreal, but her friendships and feelings are genuine and add an extra dimension to a book that could otherwise be dismissed as totally fantastic."
An audiobook, read by Clare Higgins, was released in 2004. Lolly Gepson from ''
Booklist
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'' stated her reading was magical, commenting that "
e is equally adept at sounding like upper-crust snobs and cockney orphans or Hollywood phonies."
References
Further reading
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External links
The World of Molly Moon(Georgia Byng and Molly Moon Official)
British children's novels
2003 British novels
Novels by Georgia Byng
Children's fantasy novels
2003 children's books
Children's books set in Los Angeles
Novels set in Los Angeles
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