| Molly Moon Stops the World | |
| Author: | Georgia Byng |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's novel |
| Published: | 2003 HarperCollins, Macmillan Children's Books |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Isbn: | 0-330-41577-8 |
| Oclc: | 52621389 |
| Preceded By: | Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism |
| Followed By: | Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time-Travel Adventure |
Molly Moon Stops the World is a 2003 children's novel by British author Georgia Byng. It is the second instalment in the Molly Moon six-book series.
In Molly Moon Stops the World, Molly Moon is fixing the orphanage with the money she earned in New York City. Davina Nuttel, a famous child actress, and Molly Moon's rival, gets kidnapped by Primo Cell, a powerful leader and rich businessman.
Molly travels to Los Angeles, California and finds out she can stop time, a feat that enables her to stop an evil plot.
Several reviewers favoured this book to the previous novel in the series.[1] [2] Publishers Weekly gave the novel a positive review, stating "[a]long with twists and surprises, Byng also works in themes about the pervasiveness of advertising and the influence of celebrity endorsements."[3] Kristi Olson from Kidsreads.com recommended the book especially for Lemony Snicket fans, stating there were many suspenseful twists throughout the story.[4] 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."[2]
An audiobook, read by Clare Higgins, was released in 2004. Lolly Gepson from Booklist stated her reading was magical, commenting that "[s]he is equally adept at sounding like upper-crust snobs and cockney orphans or Hollywood phonies."[5]