Mac in the City of Light - (Adventures of Mademoiselle Mac) by Christopher Ward (Paperback)

About the Book

14-year-old California girl Mackenzie, known as Mac, goes on a school trip to Paris where finds herself in league with a crew of crazy cabbies and their friends. She encounters sinister, shadowy characters who live in the Paris underground, a philosopher gendarme, a gypsy who can dance people into dream states, and gargoyles that come to life.

Book Synopsis

14-year-old California girl Mackenzie, known as Mac, goes on a school trip to Paris where finds herself in league with a crew of crazy cabbies and their friends. She encounters sinister, shadowy characters who live in the Paris underground, a philosopher gendarme, a gypsy who can dance people into dream states, and gargoyles that come to life.

Review Quotes

Mac in the City of Light is an action-packed tale that gives young readers an intriguing glimpse of Parisian life and culture. It features numerous colourful characters, including Rudee Daroo with his great passion for beets and his odd but amusing sayings, and villains who are satisfyingly malicious.

This slightly off-beat romp carries a whiff of steampunk, travelogue, and "Bridget does Paris" new-age style, all rolled into one.... The semi-fantastical events work to keep readers' interest and give a coordinated alternate view of a city that has been marketed as "McParis" perhaps once too often.

With its fast pace and abundance of laughs, Mac's adventure is a great page-turner.

Mac in the City of Light is an action-packed tale that gives young readers an intriguing glimpse of Parisian life and culture. It features numerous colourful characters, including Rudee Daroo with his great passion for beets and his odd but amusing sayings, and villains who are satisfyingly malicious.

-- "Canadian Materials magazine"

This slightly off-beat romp carries a whiff of steampunk, travelogue, and "Bridget does Paris" new-age style, all rolled into one.... The semi-fantastical events work to keep readers' interest and give a coordinated alternate view of a city that has been marketed as "McParis" perhaps once too often.-- "Resource Links"

With its fast pace and abundance of laughs, Mac's adventure is a great page-turner.-- "Quill & Quire"

About the Author

Christopher Ward, Canada's original MuchMusic VJ, wrote the world-wide No. 1 hit "Black Velvet." His songs have been recorded by Diana Ross, The Backstreet Boys, Amanda Marshall, and many others, and he's been seen as a judge on YTV's The Next Star. He lives in Toronto.