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Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism: Summary and book reviews of Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng, plus links to an excerpt from Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism and a biography of Georgia Byng.
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
by
Georgia Byng
Hardcover: May 2003,
368 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2004,
400 pages.
Orphan Molly Moon hates living in Hardwick House. For starters, the orphanage is run by hairy-faced Miss Adderstone, who makes Molly clean the toilets with her toothbrush. Mean Hazel Hackersly torments her and to make matters worse, Molly's best friend Rocky has just been adopted and is moving to New York City!
But when Molly stumbles upon a mysterious old book on hypnotism her world is suddenly turned upside down. With a dazzling flash of her bright green eyes, she discovers that she has the amazing power to make people do things – crazy things. There's nothing holding Molly back now, and what better place to begin her adventures than in spectacular New York City as a Broadway superstar?
What Molly doesn't know is that a sinister stranger is following her with dastardly plans of his own...
Book Reviews
BookBrowse
Bottom-line is it's just a fun-filled, wacky read. The plot's a little sketchy in places, but that really doesn't matter.
Kirkus Reviews
Molly's solutions to problems are amusing and all evil is redeemed. The salvation of archetypically evil (and archetypically disgusting) villains is dissatisfying in a tale that seems otherwise to be drawing on Roald Dahl and Lemony Snickett. Clumsy, but amusing. (Fiction. 8-11)
Publishers Weekly
Byng creates a lively symphony of hilarious escapades and madcap chases by adding some unexpected nuances to the time-proven theme of the mistreated orphan....Both humor and moral lessons are played at a loud volume, reminding readers in a light-hearted way that instant success can be a burden as well as a blessing. Ages 8-12.
Amazon.com.uk
A fabulous jaunty novel.
Vogue Molly Moon is the sort of adventure story that will have adults and children alike scrabbling for the second volume…
The Independent
A mesmerising tale of wish-fulfillment.
The Sunday Times
Spellbinding reading.
The Daily Telegraph
Another challenger for the crowns of JK Rowling and Philip Pullman!
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