The first book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packedadventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TVpersonality, 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 shootout 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 whileDad 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 to keep it all a secret from her friends?And when her mum's evil twin pops up, will Aurora think that beinga super VILLAIN might be more fun...? Laughs on every pagefantastically funny illustrations throughoutAlesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain's Got TalentAlso, check out Alesha's stand-alone book, GirlsRule Alesha Dixon says:My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girlbegan 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 their healing properties;I have always been fascinated with their spectacular coloursand the positive energy that they bring.As human beings we are always searching for something greaterwithin ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it's my beliefthat we all have a light within us that can affect change andbring good to the world... we just have to harness it! :) EnterAurora Beam!
