Description: I Spark Like Lightning tells the story of Jen, an 8-year-old with epilepsy. Jen explains, in her own words, what it's like to live with seizures--the lightning storms that sometimes spark through her brain. With the help of her family, friends, and her service dog, Hamilton, Jen manages her epilepsy and learns to appreciate the lightning as part of who she is.
Brief description:
Jenna Elyse Johnson has been a storyteller ever since elementary school, when her teachers told her she could be a writer. Jenna now writes stories for children that are informed by her life, which sometimes include tales about her service dog, Hamilton, or about her mischievous twin brother. As a disabled author, Jenna's passion is to write about disability joy and to help disabled children feel seen on the page. When not writing, Jenna enjoys teaching enrichment classes for homeschooled kids, doing school visits with her service dog, working at her local independent bookstore, exploring the beach, getting lost in a good book, and discovering new gluten-free and dairy-free recipes. Jenna lives in Folsom, California.