Margot Mertz Takes It Down

Praise

“The ultimate horror story for Extremely Online People. In their engrossing debut, Carrie McCrossen and Ian McWethy have crafted a twisty-turny narrative that had me laughing one minute and screaming the next. Margot Mertz is the hero we all need!”–Adam Sass, award-winning author of Surrender Your Sons
 
“A laugh out loud, heartfelt mystery starring a hilarious, spiky, and lovable heroine. Margot takes on the two most gut-churning institutions: patriarchy and high school. What can I say? Margot Mertz Takes My Heart!”–Ash Parsons, author of You’re So Dead
 
“A thoughtful, funny, righteously angry take on a serious subject.”–Kirkus Reviews

“McCrossen and McWethy don’t pull punches (the victims’ distress, and the fact that no one thinks the school administration will intervene, are realistically rendered), while making Margot a sympathetic, fury-propelled narrator with a winningly noir-inflected voice.”–Publishers Weekly
 
“In their debut novel, McCrossen and McWethy have tackled a pertinent and sensitive topic and buoyed it with the hilarious awkwardness characterizing the teenage years…The witty first-person perspective and Margot’s self-assuance will have readers breezing through the story.”–Booklist
 
“Margot’s righteous fury will resonate with many readers, who will cheer her efforts to protect victims, gain justice, and enact revenge.”–BCCB