Pub Date: January 1, 2020
Dewey: 823.92
LCCN: 2019946973
Lexile Code: 0840
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.94" H x 7.95" L x 5.20" W ( 0.30 lbs) 320 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes | Social Themes | Friendship | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Science Fiction | General
Series: Lightning Girl
Description: 10-year-old Aurora Beam lives at home with her utterly unremarkable family, until the day she sees her little sister being picked on in the playground and suddenly beams of light shoot out of her fingers! It's time for her parents to drop a life-changing bombshell. Mum is a secret superhero, fighting crime across the globe while Dad looks after the kids at home. As Aurora's own powers come into play, will she be able to balance her new super skills training with school? Will she be able to keep it all a secret from her friends? And when her mum's evil twin pops up, will Aurora think that being a super VILLAIN might be more fun.?
Review Quotes: "This series starter, previously published in the UK, brings an upbeat, Black-girl superhero to a new audience. ...Dixon's debut proves to be a charmingly quick read, reminiscent of a more G-rated Black Lightning." -- Booklist