The Lightning Catcher
Description
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.
|Welcome to the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms.
Be prepared for:
1. Extreme weather
2. Extreme action
3. Extreme laughter
4. Extreme friendship
5. extreme danger
Proceed at your own risk.
|“Genial goofiness.” - Publishers Weekly
“Storms of newts, killer fogs, and wacky weather attacks of all sorts are the norm.” - School Library Journal
PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0062112767
ISBN-13:
9780062112767
BINDING:
Hardback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2013
NUMBER OF PAGES:
432
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
8.25(H) x 5.50(W) x 1.33(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
Children / juvenile
LANGUAGE:
English