The third book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall. Aurora Beam is a SUPER ANNOYED SUPERHERO. She's desperate to help her mum and grandma track down the stolen precious stone that holds the key to her family's powers, but they're insisting she sit this one out. There's a DANGEROUS SUPERVILLAIN on the loose and not even Lightning Girl and the Bright Sparks may be a match for him or her. Worried that whoever has the stone will destroy it and flick the switch off on her powers for ever, Aurora refuses to hide at home and stay safe. What can she discover about master-of-disguise the Blackout Burglar? And about his boss, the secret supervillain with a deep-seated desire for revenge... Laughs on every page fantastically funny illustrations throughout Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain's Got Talent Alesha's latest book, Girls Rule, will release on the 19 August 2021 Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered. It's been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to - I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongside her new powers. I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours and the positive energy that they bring. As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it's my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change and bring good to the world... we just have to harness it! :) Enter Aurora Beam!

The first book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall. 10-year-old Aurora Beam lives at home with her utterly unremarkable family - until the day she sees her little sister being picked on in the playground and suddenly beams of light shoot out of her fingers! It's time for her parents to drop a life-changing bombshell. Mum is a secret superhero, fighting crime across the globe while Dad looks after the kids at home. As Aurora's own powers come into play, will she be able to balance her new super skills training with school? Will she be able to keep it all a secret from her friends? And when her mum's evil twin pops up, will Aurora think that being a super VILLAIN might be more fun...? Laughs on every page fantastically funny illustrations throughout Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain's Got Talent Also, check out Alesha's stand-alone book, Girls Rule Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered. It's been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to - I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongside her new powers. I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours and the positive energy that they bring. As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it's my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change and bring good to the world... we just have to harness it! :) Enter Aurora Beam!

The fourth book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall. Aurora Beam is reeling after the bombshell revelation of the secret supervillain's identity... but is there someone else even *more* powerful pulling the strings? Light is fading across the globe, with whole countries being plunged into darkness and chaos. Aurora and the Bright Sparks must be brave and believe in themselves to save the day! Laughs on every page fantastically funny illustrations throughout Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain's Got Talent Alesha's latest book, Girls Rule, will release on the 19 August 2021 Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered. It's been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to - I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongside her new powers. I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours and the positive energy that they bring. As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it's my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change and bring good to the world... we just have to harness it! :) Enter Aurora Beam!

Superstar TV presenter and bestselling author Alesha Dixon is back with a hilarious story of sisterhood and strong girls! Pearl moves into 10 Downing Street when her mum Patrice becomes the UK's first Black female Prime Minister. A chance meeting with Patrice's childhood sweetheart Jackson and suddenly Pearl's glam new life has an unexpected gatecrasher: Jackson's daughter Izzy. Pearl and Izzy loathe each other on sight and have only one thing in common: a desire to split their parents up. They play loud music which interrupts important meetings, swap confidential documents for silly notes and skateboard through Number Ten knocking over the President of the United States. But as Patrice's popularity in the polls begins to decline as a result of the girls' out-of-control sabotaging, will they realise that they are stronger as team? From the bestselling author of the LIGHTNING GIRL series and STAR SWITCH Smart, funny and starring wonderfully real and relatable characters For anyone who dreams of being a Girl Boss

The second book in a laugh-out-loud, high-voltage, action-packed adventure series for 8+ readers from hugely popular TV personality, Alesha Dixon, written in collaboration with Katy Birchall. Aurora Beam is finding this saving-the-world lark isn't all its cracked up to be. World-famous overnight after she foiled the Blackout Burglar's plot to steal a precious stone, she's living in the full glare of the media's flash bulbs: everyone wants a piece of the coolest new superhero in town. When she attends a global gathering of superheroes, will she find support from new friends who know exactly what she's going through? Or will there be rivalries and sabotage to deal with? And what on earth is Grandma Beam - who Aurora thought was running a home for retired alpacas deep in the countryside - doing turning up at this top-secret summit? Laughs on every page fantastically funny illustrations throughout Alesha Dixon is one of the judges on Britain's Got Talent Alesha's latest book, Girls Rule, will release on the 19 August 2021 Alesha Dixon says: My inspiration to create a superhero called Lightning Girl began with wanting my young daughter to feel empowered. It's been a dream to create a strong role model that any child can look up to - I want my readers to see themselves in Aurora, who is dealing with trouble at home and trouble at school alongside her new powers. I also have a love of precious stones and their healing properties; I have always been fascinated with their spectacular colours and the positive energy that they bring. As human beings we are always searching for something greater within ourselves and a deeper meaning to life and it's my belief that we all have a light within us that can affect change and bring good to the world... we just have to harness it! :) Enter Aurora Beam!

SUPERSTAR TV presenter and BESTSELLING AUTHOR Alesha Dixon gives you a backstage pass to hang out with the world's number one pop star in her BRAND NEW BOOK - a fresh, funny spin on Freaky Friday! Naomi is the biggest pop star on the planet at the age of fifteen. She's broken America, she's big in Japan, she's on top of the world... but she's also tired of the constant touring, bored of having Westfield shopping centre closed for her to wander alone at midnight, miserable at not having any friends. Ruby is Naomi's biggest fan. She knows the words to every song, she can replicate every dance move, she dreams of being Naomi's BFF. When the girls have an unexpected encounter and swap bodies, Ruby is launched into the limelight. Will she adore her new A-list life, or will she end up as lonely as Naomi? And will Naomi discover she can be a huge celebrity AND a normal girl after all? Laughs on every page fantastically funny illustrations throughout Alesha Dixon's latest book Luna Wolf: Animal Wizard comes out in March 2023!

Daar’s ’n nuwe superheld op die horison!

Keshia Davids is net ’n doodgewone (gaap) skoolmeisie. Daar is niks spesiaals aan haar nie. Sy kan nie eens ’n behoorlike wawiel doen nie. Maar alles verander toe sy op ’n dag sien hoe ’n boelie op haar kleinsussie pik – en die vonke begin spat! Ja, regtig. Daar skiet ligstrale uit Keshia se vingers. Wat op aarde is aan die gang?

Dit is tyd dat haar ouers oop kaarte speel – en Keshia se lewe gaan nooit weer dieselfde wees nie. Sy vind uit haar ma lei ’n dubbele lewe as geheime superheld wat misdaad regoor die wêreld bestry, terwyl haar pa by die huis bly en na die kinders omsien. En die tyd het aangebreek dat Keshia by haar ma aansluit en deel word van die wêreldwye stryd teen skelms.

Terwyl Keshia se superkragte begin sterker word, moet sy ’n balans probeer vind tussen haar superheld-opleiding en haar skoolwerk. Hoe op aarde gaan sy haar geheim vir haar vriende wegsteek? En toe haar ma se bose tweeling haar opwagting maak, begin Keshia wonder of dit nie dalk meer pret is om ’n super-SKURK te wees nie …?

’n Skreeusnaakse, aksiebelaaide avontuurverhaal vir jong lesers!

Superstar TV presenter and bestselling author Alesha Dixon is back with a funny, action-packed adventure perfect for all young animal fans! Luna has just moved to London with her dad and is feeling anxious about starting at a new school and trying to make friends. Helping out at an animal rescue centre over the summer, she meets a dog, Silver, who is as shy and wary as she is: they quickly become inseparable. One evening, there is a break-in at the rescue centre, and when Silver smells danger, he transforms into a wolf in a flash of blue light, to protect Luna. She discovers that her scientist mum was involved in a top secret project to create super pets, including a dog turning into a wolf, a gecko into a crocodile, a cat into a tiger. But the director of the project wanted to sell these animals to collectors on the black market: Luna's brave mum released them into the wild to foil this plan - and now the villain is hot on their trail, determined to capture them again. Luna discovers that she has the ability to power-up the animals; and that she's the hero they need to protect them and stop the villain! From the bestselling author of the Lightning Girl series, Star Switch and Girls Rule Smart, funny and starring wonderfully real and relatable characters Perfect for all kids who love their pets, or long for one!