Molly's Big Decision

Carmen Allen

Feb 2021 · Own Image · Narrated by Carmen Allen

About this audiobook

Never in her wildest dreams did nine-year-old Molly believe she could be loved again.

Molly’s fed up with the cruel Mr and Mrs Furrows who run the orphanage. She wants out.

When a mysterious palace appears outside her bedroom, she thinks ... Now’s my chance.

Molly is invited to join the royal family, but there’s a catch. It involves a secret mission and magic tokens.

She has only one month to complete her mission and accept the king’s invitation. If she doesn’t, will she ever get another chance to get away from Mr and Mrs Furrows?

Join Molly on her adventure and discover the hidden message of the story - secret missions happen every day when you’re a child of God.

Ratings and reviews

Molly has been living at the orphanage run by Mr. and Mrs. Furrow ever since her parents were killed in the car accident in which she also broke her leg. Now that her 9th birthday is here, she's had enough. She doesn't want to stay at the orphanage anymore! Imagine her surprise when she wakes up the morning before her birthday to see a mysterious palace has appeared just outside her bedroom window. Then, on her birthday, she receives an invitation to the palace. When Mr. and Mrs. Furrow give her leave to visit the palace, Molly meets the king and is faced with a big decision - with only a month to decide! What decision will she make? Will she also be able to complete the assignment given to her by the king? I did not realize before beginning this book that it was basically serving as an altar call for the young protagonist. Though the allegory to the Christian God and accepting His love was rather heavy-handed in this story, it was likely appropriate for the young children for whom this is intended. Still, the story would be better if the allegory was less "hit you over the head with it" and more "hmm, that's an interesting idea." Beyond that, I did have some issues with some of the topics raised in the story - such as the book which is supposed to represent the Book of Life or the idea that the king (God) would just let bad things happen to a person and that person should not only be upset by it but should reward the person who committed the transgression. However, as these beliefs are as varied as the number of people in the church with very few beliefs actually based solidly on what the Bible actually says, it is not surprising that I would disagree with how they are portrayed. That being said, given the variety in beliefs, I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who have the same beliefs as those presented in this book, so for them, this book works well as an introduction for their young children to God and the teachings of the Bible As for the audiobook, which I listened to for this book, I thought the author did a wonderful job. Many of my experiences with author-read books have been negative, as the author is good at writing but not at narrating. This audiobook did not fall prey to that; the author did a great job with the narration. Her voice was engaging and drew me right into the story. For a young child listening to the book, I suspect the child will also be pulled right in. That interest will then provide a good basis for their parents to then have a discussion about God and Jesus, and what it means to serve Him and choose to live for him. Due to the author's compelling voice, while I typically avoid heavy-handed Christian allegories, I will likely continue reading/listening to this series - at the very least, I will read the next story in the series - at least to give it a shot. If it's not quite as heavy-handed with the Christian allegory, then I will continue reading the series, as I don't really care to have my spirituality shoved down my throat.

This was a cute story. It would be great to read with grandchildren. Molly lives in an orphanage run by Mr. & Mrs. Furrows. She wants to leave the cruelty that she and all the other children suffer. A palace appears outside her window her adventure begins. All things come with a cost and Molly will have a choice to make. Great read.

This story is very good ... but I also want to know what happened to Suzie, but what I can get in this story is that we are here to be nice to everyone because not everyone we feel is wrong is really really guilty ... I like this story because there are many other teachings, new stories I hope there are many more stories like this