Mortified
Rhael McGregor
(Illustrator)
Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOREST OF READING SILVER BIRCH AWARD
“Brilliant, funny, unputdownable.”– Alice Kuipers, award-winning children’s author
For fans of Remarkably Ruby and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, comedy and cringe come together in this sweet novel about facing your fears.
It’s nothing short of a catastrophe when someone secretly signs up Belinda Houle, the school’s shyest kid, to audition for a play.
Belinda turns to Sally—her unflappable best friend and resident witch—for help. Belinda doesn’t believe in magic, but if Sally says she has a spell for confidence...well, it couldn’t hurt to try it. Could it?
What follows the spell is a series of disasters so disastrous they would have been funny—if only they weren’t happening to Belinda! From eating dog food, to losing her hair in a straightening mishap, to wrecking a mural and ending up with globs of paint on her head, things get worse and worse for Belinda until she must face the facts: One piece of bad luck can be explained away, but this? This is a straight-up curse!
Can she break the curse before the dreamy Ricky Daniels takes notice of her crooked wig?
More importantly, can Belinda battle the very thing she hoped the spell would take away: her embarrassment?
Product Details
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publish Date | May 21, 2024 |
| Pages | 320 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781443472203 |
| Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.5 X 1.0 inches | 12.5 pounds |
About the Author
KRISTY JACKSON is the author of the Governor General’s Award–shortlisted middle-grade novel Mortified. Her work draws inspiration from her Cree and German background and her long list of embarrassing moments. She is the mother of two boys and a communications professional who has spent many years working for Dene communities. Kristy runs a program that delivers books to children in seven remote Indigenous communities in Canada and volunteers for a non-profit dedicated to improving literacy in her community.
RHAEL MCGREGOR is a Métis and two-spirit/queer comic artist based in Winnipeg. Since 2018, Rhael has been passionately telling stories in which they hope all readers can see themselves. Their work includes illustrations and stories published by Iron Circus Comics, Quindrie Press, and HighWater Press, along with several self-published works. Rhael McGregor loves winter, sweet treats, and doing beadwork for family and friends.
Reviews
“Belinda is exactly the character every kid needs and Mortified is exactly the book every kid should read. There is nothing more beautiful than a character who walks you into a complicated life with bravery and intimacy. Never shying away from the reality of anxiety, always offering a way forward, Mortified is a great story full of incredible companions for all young readers.” — Cherie Dimaline, bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series and Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
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