I wish I had read this book when I was 15. The constant references to and exploration of feminist ideas and theories.Besides the fact that it's important and deals with serious issues, it's well written with fully realised characters you really care about. The insight it gives the reader into the mind of someone suffering from OCD. This book is really important for two reasons. This book is a stigma buster and I love it for that. Takes a hard look at young people's experiences with mental health. The ObserverĪ deeply compassionate, sensitive & funny examination of OCD, recovery & relapse. This is not a novel about a condition: Evie's condition is that of being a contemporary young woman, and through her guerrilla feminist group with new soulmates Lottie and Amber (who will each get a novel to themselves shortly) she learns new pathways through life that all her peers can follow. Beth Reekles, YA author (The Kissing Booth) That holy frick I haven't read anything this powerful in a long while. If I could, I'd make this book obligatory reading for everyone. The GuardianĪn involving look at feminism, friendship and the secrets we hide even from those who know us best. My first thought having finished it was 'I wish I'd read this when I was a teenager', but in all truth I think it's just as valuable to have read it now. It manages to be enjoyable without being flippant, incisive without being preachy. If you've ever felt out of the ordinary, this is for you (ie everyone).

The TelegraphĪ brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship. Will he answer the call?Ī laugh-out-loud story filled with excitement and magic, The Magnificent Twelve: The Call is the first book in bestselling author Michael Grant's hilarious new fantasy adventure series.A very funny and poignant look at OCD, secrets, feminism and friendship.

But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn't want to be a hero. He must travel across the world to battle the wicked Pale Queen's dangerous daughter, Ereskigal-also known as Risky. An evil force is on its way, and it's up to Mack to track down eleven other twelve-year-olds in order to stop it. A three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk appears in the boys' bathroom to deliver some startling news: Mack is one of the Magnificent Twelve, called the Magnifica in ancient times, whatever that means. With a list of phobias that could make anyone crazy, Mack never would have guessed that he is destined for a more-than-medium life.Īnd then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. Twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy suffers from a serious case of mediumness. Magnificent 12 The: The Call Michael Grant

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