Momo

Parents need to know that Momo, a fantasy novel by German author Michael Ende, was originally published in 1973, six years before the author's most famous book, The Neverending Story (later adapted for the popular 1984 movie of the same name). Momo ​also is the name of Ende's central character, a parentless young girl who discovers the evil agenda of the time-stealing gray men. The nonhuman, cigar-smoking gray men chase and threaten Momo and force other children into hardship, but there's no real violence in the book. A couple of real men drink wine, and one says he drinks too much. Momo is given a doll called Barbiegirl. 

Softcover. English. Penguin. 1984. 202 pp. In fair condition with ex-library markings. Book No: 10026651