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Summary: Molly Moon's Incredible Book Of Hypnotism
Review: Molly Moon's Incredible Book Of Hypnotism is a wonderful book. Molly Moon, an orphan in a horrible orphanage, finds a book on hypnotism. Molly goes from being a nobody that everybody hates, to being the most popular person in New York City. But somebody is following her, and wants to steal the amazing book on hypnotism to take over the world! The themes of the book are friendship and loneliness, and good and evil. Georgia Byng is a wonderful writer, and has also written a sequel 'Molly Moon Stops The World.'
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Summary: Entertaining, but don't expect J.K. Rowling
Review: After seeing a huge display of "Molly Moon..." in the window of our local bookshop, we decided we should bring home a copy to pass the time until Potter V comes out. We were not at all disappointed with Molly and her adventures... Molly's character is written with just the right amount of "real kid" quality to make her believable. She's not perfect and she makes some questionable, but understandable, choices. She even can be a bit cruel. Her adventures are compelling... well, why wouldn't they be considering she finds a very helpful old book on hypnotism and then changes her life completely. We should all be so lucky. My husband wonders, of course, why books on orphans are so popular these days (counting Harry Potter and the Baudelaire children in Lemony Snicket's "Unfortunate Events" series). He, more than me, also found the book a little predictable (I read it first and was very annoyed that he guessed the twists before he had finished the 4th chapter). Our child is not quite 3 so we'll have to wait a few years before he'll give his opinion. All in all, Byng has created a story worth reading. I just wish that the book sellers would not compare her writing to J.K.Rowling. Leave that expectation behind and you will not be disappointed with this tale.
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Summary: Will not compare it to Harry Potter!
Review: As a middle school librarian, I find myself reading almost as much young adult fiction as adult fiction and non-fiction. I think my 6th and 7th graders will thoroughly enjoy this book. Molly is an unfortunate young lady...an orphan, a bit odd looking, unliked by everyone at the orphanage except for her friend Rocky. The orphanage is run by a group of mean-spirited adults who seem to despise children. Even the head-mistress's dog is cranky.
Molly's only safe haven is the town's library. During one visit she discovers a book on hypnotism, shelved incorrectly because the H has been torn off. She finds out that someone else has been searching for this book, the evil Professor Nockman. (Can a Professor be this evil?) He has travelled from the United States to obtain this book, and Molly overhears his
ranting and raving when the book is not available. She sneaks it out and now her adventure begins.
As she reads the book and perfects the art of hypnosis, her world is turned upside-down. Her many escapades are entertaining and cause you to cheer inside.
While orphans and evil adults seem to be a recurring theme in many books for young people, the author is successful in keeping one's interest. The twists and turns are exciting.
I think that most young people will be fascinated by this book.
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Summary: fun read for all
Review: As an adult who also reads children's books, the title and cover caught my attention. The book begins with Molly, an orphan, discovering a book about hypnotism at her library. She learns from the book, and what she learns takes her from the orphanage in England to New York city. There are wonderful plot twists, and many amusing incidents along the way. I don't want to say too much about the story so that I don't spoil it. After having read the book, I was happy to learn that a sequel is planned....I am looking forward to it.
Please, don't compare this to Harry Potter, or Lemony Snicket (they are both wonderful), but let this book be fun on its own. I recommend it to both children, and also adults who are not afraid to read children's books. And, kids, if you like the book, recommend it to an adult, they will like it too.
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Summary: Good as the "Moon"
Review: Georgia Byng's debut novel, "Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism," is sure to delight the young and old alike.Molly Moon is part Eloise, part Little Orphan Annie. She lives at an orphanage in Great Britain under the watchful gaze of a cold woman who does not particularly like children. Then Molly discovers a book on hypnotism at the library, and her world goes from dull to wow. She has an amazing knack for hypnotizing people and animals like, winning over the heart of audiences and the loveable pup Petunia the pug. When Molly's best friend Rocky is adopted and taken to the USA, she goes halfway around the world to find him, and these adventures continue when her hypnotic powers catch the eye of a crook. This novel is fast-paced and travels from the United Kingdom to the United States and back again. The book has plenty of in-jokes and cool slang from both countries, not to mention a dog-napping, a dastardly villain, a bank robbery, a Broadway show and more! If you enjoyed this book, pick up the sequel "Molly Moon Stops the World" for even more adventures with Molly and her friends.
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Summary: Love this book and so do my 4th graders
Review: I am a teacher of grade 4 and read this book over the summer. I knew that I would read it to my class this year. I have been reading it for about five days. We are on Chapter 8 and I must say that the students are spellbound. They get all excited when I say that I am going to read from Molly Moon. Just a great book with lots of adventure. Definitely A++++++
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Summary: Nice story, not a good Read Aloud book.
Review: I enjoyed the story of Molly Moon, engaging premise, extremely imaginative. I felt it bogged down somewhat in the middle/towards the end, but my child loved it. I read this aloud, and therein lies my greatest complaint. While it's a good story, it is a difficult book to read aloud. The language, though descriptive, does not flow the way a good read aloud story needs to. I also felt it was a little complicated to follow in that format. While I am interested in knowing what happens in the sequel, the next Molly Moon she will read to herself.
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Summary: Reviewing the Droning Hypnotic Book of Molly Moon
Review: I highly enjoyed Georgia Byng's Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism. The book is about lonely unwanted orphan Molly Moon who lives at Hardwick house, a terrible orphanage. When Molly discovers a book on hypnotism she discovers that this is a talent that she is good at. Using her powers she hypnotizes people to win money, trick people about her age, and get parts in plays. While she does this everyone feels satisfied and no one is hurt, she isn't a bad person. When someone finds out what she can do and who she is she gets in big trouble. When you finish reading this book you will want to read the next (Molly Moon Saves the World). I give this book 4 stars.
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Summary: Amazing book!
Review: I just bought this book yesterday and started reading it last night. I don't know exactly what made me buy it; maybe the flashy hypnotic cover, which I love. It's a very gripping book and I just couldn't put it down.
Molly Moon is an orphan at the Hardwick House orphanage, which is run by horrible Miss Adderstone. Miss Adderstone doesn't like Molly and Molly hates her. In fact, no one likes Molly, except her best (and only) friend, Rocky. Molly keeps getting into trouble and she thinks her life is horrible, until she finds "HYPNOTISM -- AN ANCIENT ART EXPLAINED" by Dr. Logan in a library. An American man wanted it, but he thought the librarian had lost it and Molly sneaks it away. She soon discovers she is a natural hypnotist and has many people under her control. Unfortunately, while she had had a big argument with Rocky and wasn't speaking to him, he had been adopted by some Americans who had come to visit the orphanage. So, after winning the Briersville Talent Competition, she takes her money and boards a plane to New York, with Miss Adderstone's pug, Petula, whom she had hypnotized into liking her. She checks into the most expensive room of the most expensive hotel in Manhattan and seeks fame and fortune. But the American man, Professor Nockman, is on her trail and he wishes to use her hypnotic powers to commit a huge bank robbery. Molly is very confused and she soon finds a life of fame and fortune isn't as good as it seems and she is determined to find a better one, by being herself. Molly faces many challenges and changes a lot. In the end, she no longer thinks her life is horrible; she finds it's very good.
It's amazing to see how Molly changes, as a person. A lot of changes also happen around her and Molly is faced with many surprises. In the end, she learns that she likes herself just the way she is and so do other people. This is a lovely book and a must-read for every booklover.
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Summary: What I Like About You
Review: I just finished reading this book to my three children, ages 10, 8 and 5. We had such fun with it! The book opens doors for discussing issues such as honesty, friendship, trust, and self-confidence all the while remaining unpretentious and hilarious. Additionally, it left us fantasizing about what we would do if we had Molly's hypnotism talent...and wondered if it would be right to use such a power. In the end, the kids were begging for more Molly Moon! We will be getting the sequel for sure.
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