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The Call is the first book of the Magnificent 12 series.

Summary[]

Mack MacAvoy was provoking the bullies of Richard Gere Middle School in Sedona, when Stefan Marr, the leader had an accident, to which Mack helped him, and saved his life. Stefan then announced that Mack was "under his wing", before Grimluk appeared and announced to Mack that he, Mack was part of the The Magnifica, and to save the world from the Pale Queen. Mack and Stefan, with some help from Rose Everlast, head to Australia to find Jarrah Major, who saves them from a fall from the plane, from which Princess Ereskigal or Risky, had pushed them out of. The group head to the Uluru Rock, also known as the Ayers Rock and find that an original Magnifica had carved the fate of the present Magnifica. Risky appears and destroys the carvings, to which Mack, after a fight, uses a Vargran spell (E-ma edras!) to kill her. Believing her to be dead, the group head to China, upon Grimluk's request to find the rest of the Magnificent 12.

Back cover description:[]

No one has ever accused twelve-year-old Mack MacAvoy of being brave. He has so many phobias he’s even developed a phobia of phobias! Mack is sarcastic, a little lazy, and a born bully magnet. Not exactly your typical hero. Too bad the evil Pale Queen couldn’t care less. She is determined to destroy the world, and only Mack and a team of twelve twelve-year-olds from around the globe have the power to stop her. They are the Magnificent Twelve, and it’s up to Mack to assemble and lead them.

Mack’s first mission is to travel to Australia to find Jarrah, the second of the Magnificent Twelve—but it won’t be easy. Ereskigal, the Queen’s drop-dead beautiful daughter, is already on the loose. And don’t let her drop-dead looks fool you. She’s much more into the dropping-dead part than the being beautiful part. She is the evil goddess of the underworld, after all.

Luckily, Mack has his very own bodyguard—Stefan, king of the bullies. Sure, Stefan used to use Mack as his personal punching bag. But things are different now. And besides, when you have to travel across the world, fight indescribable evil, and face your deepest fears, sometimes it’s good to have a bully around. That, plus advice from a very old man named Grimluk, who fought the Pale Queen himself thousands of years ago, will be invaluable to Mack.

So Mack’s got Grimluk, Stefan, and a brand-new credit card on his side. Now all he has to do is get to Australia, face an army of deadly elves, and fight the undefeatable Ereskigal. Oh—and hope his parents don’t figure out they’re living with a shape-shifting creature called a golem instead of their son.

Piece of cake, right?

Story in brief[]

Mack Mackavoy, was provoking the bullies Camaro Angianelli and Matthew Morgan, who were bullying Horace. Following a heated chase, Camaro summoned a bully emergency, which led to Stefan Marr appearing and about to torture Mack, when he was injured by accidentally smashing glass. Mack called 911 who took Stefan to the hospital.

The next week, Stefan announces that Mack would be "under my wing" for saving his life. Grimluk appears and tells Mack that he has to save the world. Mack and Stefan, with some help from Rose Everlast, who gives them a million dollar credit card, head to Australia to find Jarrah Major.

On the flight to Sydney, Risky attacks the plane and throws Mack and Stefan from the plane. Remembering the spell Grimluk used earlier to stop time, Mack used it (Ret (click) ur!) and stopped the fall into the ocean, this allowing Jarrah and her father, who had information about Mack to save them.

Mack, Jarrah and Stefan travel to Uluru and finds Jarrah's mother: Karri. They head to Ayer’s Rock to find Tong Elves waiting for them. After a heated fight, the Elves drop them into a shaft where Karri, who was an archaeologist, had found the fate of the Magnificent 12 chiseled in a wall.

Risky was informed by the Tong Elves and came to investigate. She transformed her hands into drillers and destroyed the carvings, creating a tunnel leading out, allowing Mack and the group to escape. Ereskigal then uses a sand storm to stop their buggy and confronts Mack, who uses a spell to turn him into a sun (E-ma edras!) and destroy Risky, however having twelve lives, she survived.

Upon another discussion with Grimluk, Mack, Jarrah and Stefan travel to China to find the next Magnifica.

Continues in Book 2, The Trap

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