The Lightning Catcher

The first book of a funny fantasy and adventure series about three friends who discover they have the ability to control the weather. It''s Storm Chasers meets The 39 Clues, in a story that Booklist called "fascinating . . . mixing serious science with full-on fantasy." Eleven-year-old Angus''s world is turned upside down when he is mysteriously whisked away to become an apprentice at the Perilous Exploratorium for Weather and Vicious Storms. At Perilous, the world''s most dangerous weather is studied to protect mankind from its ravages. There, Angus discovers that his parents aren''t boring government workers after all--they are actually famous Lightning Catchers, and they''ve been kidnapped. With the help of two loyal new friends, Angus intends to find them. This fast-paced, action-packed, funny story of friendship, adventure, science, and mayhem begins a high-octane four-book series.

About the author

Anne Cameron got the original idea for the Lightning Catcher series after reading an article about fulgurites, which are formed when lightning strikes sand with such ferocity that it melts the particles together and forms amazing, rootlike glass tubes. What would happen, she wondered, if lightning bolts could be caught deliberately, by expert lightning catchers?
Anne Cameron lives in England.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Cameron, CAMERON ANNE
• Assisted by: Victoria Jamieson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2013
• EAN: 9780062112767
• ISBN: 978-0-06-211276-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 34 mm
• Series: Lightning Catcher; Lightning Catcher
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Environment, JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Weather, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters