Lightning Girl: 1

Beschreibung

The first book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventureseries for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality,Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall.10-year-old Aurora Beam lives at home with her utterly unremarkablefamily… until the day she sees her little sister being pickedon in the playground and suddenly beams of light shoot out of herfingers! It’s time for her parents to drop a life-changing bombshell.Mum is a secret superhero, fighting crime across the globewhile Dad looks after the kids at home.As Aurora’s own powers come into play, will she be able to balanceher new super skills training with school? Will she be able tokeep it all a secret from her friends? And when her mum’s evil twinpops up, will Aurora think that being a super VILLAIN might bemore fun…?Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called LightningGirl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered.It’s been a dream to create a strong role model that any childcan look up to – I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora,who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongsideher new powers. I also have a love of precious stones and theirhealing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacularcolours and the positive energy that they bring. As humanbeings we are always searching for something greater within ourselvesand a deeper meaning to life and it’s my belief that weall have a light within us that can affect change and bring good