Lightning Falls
Published on 19. August 2021
320 pages
978-1-5290-3788-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Truly the most magical story ... iridescent and lyrical and heartwarming' - Hilary McKay
'A glitteringly magical adventure' - Sophie Anderson
Lighting Falls is a fantastical story of ghosts and friendship from Amy Wilson, 'the rising star of children's fantasy'.
Valerie has been living at Lightning Falls nearly all her life. She's perfectly happy helping Meg and the rest of the family to haunt the guests who come to stay there at the crumbling Ghost House. One night, she sees a strange boy, Joe, up on the viaduct. There she discovers that beneath the river is a bridge - one that will take her to the world of Orbis, which Joe claims is her real home.
A world that is under threat. Plunged into a dangerous adventure, as the link between the two worlds begins to crumble, Valerie is forced to confront the truth about herself . . .
'A glitteringly magical adventure' - Sophie Anderson
Lighting Falls is a fantastical story of ghosts and friendship from Amy Wilson, 'the rising star of children's fantasy'.
Valerie has been living at Lightning Falls nearly all her life. She's perfectly happy helping Meg and the rest of the family to haunt the guests who come to stay there at the crumbling Ghost House. One night, she sees a strange boy, Joe, up on the viaduct. There she discovers that beneath the river is a bridge - one that will take her to the world of Orbis, which Joe claims is her real home.
A world that is under threat. Plunged into a dangerous adventure, as the link between the two worlds begins to crumble, Valerie is forced to confront the truth about herself . . .
Reviews / Votes
Truly the most magical story... iridescent and lyrical and heartwarming. -- Hilary McKay, author of <i>The Skylarks' War</i> A glitteringly magical adventure -- Sophie Anderson, author of <i>The House with Chicken Legs</i> Full of gorgeous magic and characters ... beautiful -- Stephanie Burgis, author of <i>The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart </i> This book is absolutely amazing! It's my favourite children's book so far this year! With magic, mystery, spookyness and other worlds, this book will suck you in from page one. * Mother of Dragons Blog * This is such a special book. I love Amy Wilson's descriptive writing and love the worlds and characters she has created. The plot is fast moving and yet somehow pauses to allow the reader to marvel at the beauty of Orbis and revel in the warm hearted chaos of the ghost house. I am now off to buy every book Amy has ever written! * Edspire *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
File size
1,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5290-3788-3 (9781529037883)
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Amy Wilson has a background in journalism and lives in Bristol with her young family. She is a graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Creative Writing. A Girl Called Owl was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for a number of regional awards. Her middle-grade novels include A Girl Called Owl, Owl and the Lost Boy, Snowglobe, Shadows of Winterspell, A Far Away Magic and Lightning Falls.
