Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Lit..., Peggy Gifford
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Lit..., Peggy Gifford
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Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little

Author: Peggy Gifford

Narrator: Clea Lewis

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2008


Synopsis

Here's the first book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano.

It wasn't as if Moxy hadn't tried to do her summer reading. She and Stuart Little had been inseparable all summer, like best friends. If Stuart Little wasn't in her backpack, it was in her lap . . . or holding up the coffee table . . . or getting splashed when Moxy went swimming. But now it's the end of August—the day before fourth grade. And if Moxy doesn't read all of Stuart Little immediately, there are going to be "consequences."It may look like Moxy is doing nothing, but actually she is very busy with a zillion highly crucial things—like cleaning up her room (sort of) and training her dog and taking a much-needed rest in the hammock. Just look at the pictures her twin brother Mark takes to document it all—they're scattered throughout—and you'll see why it's so difficult to make time for a book about a mouse.Of course our heroine does manage to finish her book, falling so in love with it that she finds herself reading under the covers with a flashlight, late into the night.

About The Author

Peggy Gifford's original plan was to become a famous (but really nice) actress. But after touring Ohio as Winnie-the-Pooh, she decided to become a writer instead. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and her work has appeared in the Iowa Review, the Antioch Review, and women's magazines like Redbook. This is her first novel for children. She lives in New York, New York and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Traci

I already read Moxy Maxwell Does Not Like Stuart Little so I only listened to Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank You Notes. Clea Lewis read the book and did an amazing job. My five star rating is for the story as well as the narration. Moxy Maxwell hasn't changed a bit. She is still every bit......more

Goodreads review by Lauren

This book is really good. It is about a girl that has to right all these thank you notes from all her Christmas presents. But you have to know Moxy hates righting thank you notes she can not stand it. She does a lot so she won't have to write any. Even break a copy machine and spray paint on the wal......more


Quotes

“WITH ITS BRILLIANTLY accessible application of a usually complex narrative technique, this work represents a significant raising of the bar for writers of chapter books. Technique or no technique, kids will recognize Moxy—and they will love her.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred

“Gifford’s depiction of an overly exuberant nine-year-old may remind some readers of Lois Lowry’s Gooney Bird Greene.—School Library Journal

“The short, sassy chapters have an immediacy that may have readers wringing their hands as the clock ticks down.”—Booklist


Awards

  • Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • Hawaii Nene Award
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • Kirkus Reviews Editor Choice Award
  • National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award
  • Nevada Young Readers Award
  • Washington State Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award