Carrie Mac (born February 25, 1975) is a Canadian author of more than a dozen novels for Young Adults, both contemporary and speculative.
Mac also worked at various times as a sign language interpreter, a bookstore clerk, and a child and youth advocate in a transition house.
[7] A self-confessed bookaholic, Mac credits Louise Fitzhugh, author of Harriet the Spy, with the realization of "what kind of power words carry, and how they can be used to sharpen your own identity and injure others."
Bott, in VOYA, said of The Beckoners, "The powerful intensity in this book will either keep the reader riveted or forced to take breaks from the haunting discomfort.
"[11] "Mac's experience as a paramedic gives her portrayal of their work an easy authority, and she sketches Ethan and his group home with a certain amount of precision and humour.
"[13] However, according to Dave Jenkinson, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, the University of Manitoba, "Mac's authentic treatment of her subject matter carries through to the book's conclusion… Charmed is the gold standard of what hi-lo titles can be.