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The Lightning Catcher
- Author
- Clare Weze
- Narrator
- Oseloka Obi
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2021
- Run Time
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Siblings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts with action, warmth and humour' – BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' – The Bookseller
Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in Folding Ford.
Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel Clemm … the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When Alfie ‘investigates’ Mr Clemm’s garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm.
Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Critics Review
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This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts with action, warmth and humour
BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
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A fun, fast-paced fusion of science and imagination ... an electrifying adventure!
Sophie Anderson
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I loved this story of intrigue, danger and complicated friendship. Clare Weze is an amazing new voice
Nizrana Farook
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A really original debut novel that fizzes with fun, warmth and adventure
Sophie Kirtley
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Highly original, extremely exciting, and a brilliant adventure
Katya Balen
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This book is so much fun, it's exhilarating
Stephanie Burgis
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An intelligent, highly charged, imaginative novel where science and fiction mesh and fizz extraordinarily to create a weird and wonderful adventure
Candid Cocoa
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This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things
Bookseller
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You should read this book as soon as it comes out if you like books about science, made up creatures and adventures!
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Details
- Author
- Clare Weze
- Narrator
- Oseloka Obi
- Duration
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781526631145
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Siblings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Lightning Catcher by Clare Weze, read by Oseloka Obi.'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts with action, warmth and humour' – BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' – The BooksellerAlfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel Clemm … the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When Alfie ‘investigates’ Mr Clemm’s garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm.Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
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