<p> 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. </p> <p> And then, one day, something incredibly strange happens to Mack. A three-thousand-year-old man named Grimluk appears in the boys&#146; 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&#146;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&#146;s dangerous daughter, Ereskigal&#8212;also known as Risky. But Risky sounds a little scary, and Mack doesn&#146;t want to be a hero. Will he answer the call? </p> <p> A laugh-out-loud story filled with excitement and magic, <i>The Magnificent Twelve: The Call</i> is the first book in bestselling author Michael Grant&#146;s hilarious new fantasy adventure series. </p>