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In this hilarious book for middle-grade readers, Meddy rants about family and friendships, using her diary as a way of letting out her anger and keeping her emotions in check.

You know the kind of thing: frustrations with her self-absorbed sisters; problems with idiotic classmates; disagreements with pompous teachers; and, of course, her troubles dealing with the occasional flock of owls, swarms of snakes, or even the odd many-headed dog.

And then there’s the small problem of the snake hair that appears if she doesn’t control her anger. You see, Meddy Gordon is not actually from the twenty-first century.

She is, in fact, a human from ancient Greece and she has made a powerful enemy.

Meddy G is Medusa and she just happens to have angered Athena, the goddess of war.

And what happens when the goddess of war is on the warpath?

You get a bad day.

A very bad day indeed.

Meddy Gorgon is loosely based on the famous Greek myth of Medusa, ideal for young fans of Greek mythology!

 

Our Review Panel says...

Walker’s hilarious story of an angry and bold twelve year old called Meddy Gordon will be passed around the hands of classroom children repeatedly.

When Meddy Gordon is condemned to a series of very bad schooldays after angering the goddess Athena, she does nothing but rant into her diary, a place she thinks her anger and her emotions are safe. Siblings argue, sisters bicker, problems with classmates come and go, disagreements with teachers are the worst! But Meddy has more than her fair share of troubles; dealing with owls, swarms of snakes and a random dog. All this, alongside the small problem of her snake hair that appears if she doesn’t control her anger!

Combining the mythical powers of ancient Greece with modern twenty-first century humour, Walker’s brilliantly written middle grade novel will be gratefully received by youngsters aged 8+. Why? Because what happens when the goddess of war is on the warpath? You get a bad day. And everyone has bad days, especially preteens. Super fun and relatable.

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