{"id":11208,"date":"2020-04-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2020-04-30T07:44:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T12:44:58","slug":"z-for-zap-with-lightning-girl-by-alesha-dixon-katy-birchall-middle-grade-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11208","title":{"rendered":"Z for zap! with LIGHTNING GIRL! by Alesha Dixon & Katy Birchall (middle grade book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sparks from her fingers!
Light beams from her hands!
Growing pains<\/a> or superpowers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big brother is brilliant with computers, little sister is a genuine genius, and Aurora is in the middle, just average at everything, until the birthmark on her hands starts shooting light when she gets angry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mum is a secret superhero? Grandma and Aunt Lucinda too? Aurora has inherited superpowers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training sessions with Mum, keeping her secret from best friend Kizzy, Mr. Mercury ready to fail her in science – the British 11 year old is stressing out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her parents are arguing a lot now, the class trip to her dad’s exhibit of mysterious gemstones<\/a> gets wild, and Aunt Lucinda drops by with her ostrich sidekick\u2026 what was her superpower exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s up to Aurora to solve the gemstone mystery, repair her friendship with Kizzy, and make her parents happy together again\u2026but how?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This illustrated adventure is the first in a series as the biracial middle-schooler meets other superheroes and fights against more villains. Look for all 4 books at your local library<\/a> or independent bookstore<\/a> – home delivery<\/a> is a winner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What superpower would you want to have?
**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book info<\/strong>: Lightning Girl (Lightning Girl, book 1) \/ Alesha Dixon with Katy Birchall; illustrated by James Lancett. Kane Miller EDC Publishers, 2020. [author interview<\/a>] [co-author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy, sample page, and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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