Lightning Girl #2: Superhero Squad by Katy Birchall (author) and Alesha Dixon (author) (UK edition)

The second book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall. Aurora Beam is finding this saving-the-world lark isn’t all its cracked up to be. World-famous overnight after she foiled the Blackout Burglar’s plot to steal a precious stone, she’s living in the full glare of the media’s flash bulbs: everyone wants a piece of the coolest new superhero in town. When she attends a global gathering of superheroes, will she find support from new friends who know exactly what she’s going through? Or will there be rivalries and sabotage to deal with? And what on earth is Grandma Beam – who Aurora thought was running a home for retired alpacas deep in the countryside – doing turning up at this top-secret summit?

Laughs on every page
fantastically funny illustrations throughout
Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain’s Got Talent
Alesha’s latest book, Girls Rule, will release on the 19 August 2021

Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered.It’s been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to – I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongside her new powers.I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours and the positive energy that they bring.As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it’s my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change and bring good to the world… we just have to harness it! :) Enter Aurora Beam!

Product Details

Series

Lightning Girl (book 2)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407180854

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

September 6th, 2018

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.4; Middle years; 6.0 points

Other details

320 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Part of this Series

Lightning Girl

Author/Illustrator

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon is a much-loved TV star, who first found fame as part of MOBO Award-winning group Mis-teeq. Her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2007 led to her winning the series and becoming a judge for three seasons. She is currently a hugely popular judge on the UK’s number one TV show, Britain’s Got Talent. Lightning Girl was the biggest-selling middle grade debut of 2018.