The Storm Tower Thief: A Funny Action-Packed Fantasy About Weather Science for Reluctant Readers (Ages 8-12) (Lightning Catcher, 2)

The Storm Tower Thief: A Funny Action-Packed Fantasy About Weather Science for Reluctant Readers (Ages 8-12) (Lightning Catcher, 2)

The funny, fast-paced second book in The Lightning Catcher series! Science, weather, and the fantastical combine for a school adventure story, part Storm Chasers and part Percy Jackson, about twelve-year-old Angus and his dangerous gift of predicting catastrophic weather. Angus has a lot on his plate. He's attending the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms, learning how to battle all sorts of extreme weather. He's a Storm Prophet—one of the rare people with the ability to predict catastrophic weather. His parents—world renowned Lightning Catchers themselves—have been kidnapped. And now Perilous has been slammed by a ferocious winter storm, artifacts from the Great Fire of 1666 have been stolen, and the evil Scabious Dankheart has released deadly spores called Ice Diamonds to plague the population. Angus and his friends must find the legendary Lightning Heart—a bloodred, heart-shaped stone of great power—in order to put everything right. Action-packed, lighthearted, and perfect for reluctant readers! Praise for THE LIGHTNING CATCHER: “Mixing serious science with full-on fantasy.…With a motley collection of instructors, dangerous lightning dragons, a cinematic setting, and all manner of malevolent treachery, this fantastical adventure will find a wide audience.” - Booklist “Genial goofiness.” - Publishers Weekly “Storms of newts, killer fogs, and wacky weather attacks of all sorts are the norm.” - School Library Journal Welcome back to the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms. Here, you will find: Dangerous blizzards - Deadly icicle storms - Unstable icebergs - A mysterious message that must be decoded . . . before it is too late Are you prepared to dodge savage lightning bolts, flee from killer hailstones, and decide who can truly be trusted? Then enter. If you dare. 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.