Callum is on his way home from an epic fail of a summer exchange in France when a panic attack in the station toilets leads to him missing his train and going into Paris in search of his long-lost cousin instead of heading home to his parents. An evening out at a concert with his oboe-playing cousin on the hottest night of the year leads to a crazy adventure crisscrossing Paris on the back of a motorbike with a stranger.
Almost Nothing Happened is a frenetically fast paced, funny, heart-warming journey of self-discovery for Callum who, after a long sleepless boiling hot 24 hours, discovers a different type of France and a different, more confident Callum.
A wonderful adventure for a YA audience.

Almost Nothing Happened is a fantastic YA adventure full of humour, heart, and a sense of wild unpredictability. Meg Rosoff brings Paris to life in such a vivid and chaotic way that you can’t help but be swept along on Callum’s journey.

The character of Callum is incredibly relatable—his awkwardness and insecurities are spot-on for a teenager trying to find himself. The book is quick to read and so full of energy that it’s easy to get lost in the mayhem of Callum’s adventure.

It’s a perfect read for anyone looking for a funny, heart-warming story about finding your way in the world, even if your plans don’t always go according to, well, plan.

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Almost Nothing Happened is typically Meg Rosoff. In this case it's a whistle-stop madcap adventure where (obviously) a LOT happens. But that, equally obviously if you've read Meg's books before, is not what the novel's about. As ever, the main focus is character development. Sometimes I struggle with Meg's books, either because I am too stupid to understand them or because I find it difficult to find a point of contact with the characters. But Almost Nothing Happened gripped me from the start. Do read it.