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The Call (The Magnificent 12 #1)

Michael Grant

Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 3.72 | 2374 Users | 319 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Call
ISBN:	0061833665 (ISBN13: 9780061833663)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.themag12.com/series/book-1-the-call/
Series:	The Magnificent 12 #1

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Twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy suffers from a serious case of mediumness. Medium looks. Medium grades. Medium parents who barely notice him. 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.

And then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. 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. 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. He must travel across the world to battle the wicked Pale Queen's dangerous daughter, Ereskigal--also known as Risky. But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn't want to be a hero. Will he answer the call?

A 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.

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Title	:	The Call (The Magnificent 12 #1)
Author	:	Michael Grant
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	August 24th 2010 by Katherine Tegen Books (first published 2010)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Adventure. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade

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Ratings: 3.72 From 2374 Users | 319 Reviews

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Definitely a book filled with action and adventure with a side of humor. As I read it, I could see 5th and 6th graders loving it, and the book trailer that goes with it is amazing. It reads like a movie.

Mack is 12 years old, and he is just a regular kid with a BUNCH of phobias. When he is being attacked by the school bully Stefan, Stefan starts bleeding and Mack saves his life by calling the ambulance. Soon, a three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk speaks to him in the boy's room and tells Mack that he is the member of the Magnificent Twelve.  A Golem will take his place as he goes throughout the world and gathers the rest of the 12 in order to battle the Pale Queen's daughter.I didn't read

I laughed. It's a wry, middle-grade adventure book that combines bullies with magic, and no one is less heroic than the main characters. I wasn't a fan of penduluming between past and present with two different heroes, especially since I didn't ever connect with the one whose story happened "a really long time ago."I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a great job lending voices to every character.

We got a copy of this book into the school library this week and it caused a little bit of a controversy in the sticker department. A co-worker wanted it labeled as humor and I wanted it to be labeled as adventure. I hadn't read many reviews of it, as not to cloud my Cybils judgment prior to reading, but from the obvious facts it was an adventure first. My co-worker, having flipped through it, was adamant that we market it as humor. Having now completed it, I humbly concede to her opinion.This

lets talk about this book, starting with the opening lines:David MacAvorywhose friends called him Mackwas not an unlikely hero. He was an impossible hero.First, there was the fact that he was only twelve years old. And then there was the fact that he was not especially big, strong, kind, or good-looking.Plus he was scared. Scared of what? Quite a list of things (what follows is a list of things David is afraid ofMG Ninja)So this was not a twelve-year-old youd expect to become one of the greatest

Funny. Very entertaining. A bit corny. But entertaining. ☺

Middle grade. Adventure quest. Fantasy. Story: Mack is an average 12 year old boy. He goes to middle school and one day has the unfortunate luck to fall out with the school's biggest bully. Who knew that by the end of the day Mack would be a hero and that bully would come along for the ride.Language: The book is told in third person from Mack's perspective. Occasionally we get chapters featuring a character from the past, that has a direct correlation to Mack's timeline in the present. For some