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Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer - the amazing adventure story from disability campaigner Lucy Edwards!
“A thrilling 8+ adventure with a gutsy, determined protagonist” - The Guardian “A super adventure with a powerful cast of characters” - The Sun, Book of the Week “a blend of adventure, mystery and fantasy with a brilliant and inspiring heroine” - The Week Junior, Book of the Week “a powerful story of resilience, offering young readers a fast-paced journey full of courage” - School Reading List “high-stakes plot and compelling detail makes for a gripping read” - Booktrust 12-year-old Ella Jones has been blind for two years and is navigating her new world with the help of her guide dog Maisie, her sister Poppy and her best friend Finn. One day, on a visit to central London with her family, a light in the world is suddenly extinguished, causing panic and chaos as people are plunged into pitch black. A pagan god of light, Lugh, has been released from his millennium-old-prison by a shadowy villain and, out for revenge on humans, has brought darkness down on the world. But Ella is the hero the world she is used to living her life in darkness every day, and is able to keep calm and work out a plan to defeat Lugh and return light to the world. an edge-of-your-seat, wonderfully twisty adventure mystery for fans of Percy Jackson and Skandar. an empowering, empathetic story showing young people that disabilities do not have to hold them back.
- GenresDisability
339 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2025
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March 23, 2026
If a book is co-authored or ghost written I think that authors name should also be on the front cover not the inside title page. To do otherwise feels dishonest to me but others may think differently.
That aside it was great to read a middle grade book with a blind main character written by a blind author. I especially loved how Marie the guide dog was very much her own character. The premise was interesting with the world loosing all its light and thus a blind person for whom that darkness is normal makes an ideal hero to save the world. The descriptions of smell and sound felt very real.
It felt as the book went on a little silly in a number of places. A story with a less dramatic plot line could have delivered a better impact I think.
That aside it was great to read a middle grade book with a blind main character written by a blind author. I especially loved how Marie the guide dog was very much her own character. The premise was interesting with the world loosing all its light and thus a blind person for whom that darkness is normal makes an ideal hero to save the world. The descriptions of smell and sound felt very real.
It felt as the book went on a little silly in a number of places. A story with a less dramatic plot line could have delivered a better impact I think.
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