The Antidote
May 2021 · The Wild Rose Press Inc
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Twelve-year-old Alex Revelstoke is different. He can see disease. Also injury, illness, and anything else wrong with the body. This comes in handy when a classmate chokes on a hot dog or when the janitor suffers a heart attack unclogging a gooey science experiment gone awry. But Alex soon learns his new ability puts him and an unsuspecting world in peril. Throughout time, Revelstokes have waged a battle against ancient evil itself. A man, a being, an essence—the creator of disease. Alex has seen its darkness. He has felt its strength. He does not want to fight. But Alex is the last Revelstoke. The war has just begun.
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Penny Olson
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July 18, 2021
The Antidote is an interesting, enjoyable and engaging middle school novel. Alex Revelstoke is a 12 year-old who can see injury and illness. He saves the life of a classmate choking on a hot dog and that of the school janitor who is having a heart attack. Alex soon learns that he is the last in the line of a family with special powers whose adversary is an ancient evil entity called ILL. ILL creates disease and the conditions that lead to it. He plans to create a new devastating pandemic. The premise is fascinating and there is even a list of diseases at the back of the book to learn about. The kids, Alex and his friend Penelope, are likeable and brave. The story moves quickly and is very suspenseful. #BooksForwardFriends
About the author
Susan McCormick is a doctor who lives in Seattle. She graduated from Smith College and George Washington University School of Medicine, with additional medical training in San Francisco and Washington, DC. She served as a doctor for 9 years in the US Army before moving to the Pacific Northwest. She is married and has two boys, plus a giant Newfoundland dog.
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