Thunderstruck

by Ali Sparkes, Rosie Jones (Narrator)

What if your new best friend was a ghost? Getting struck by lightning isn't exactly how Alisha and Theo planned to get out of sports day. Surviving the strike makes them see life differently. It also makes them notice Doug and Lizzie.

Struck by lightning under the same tree in 1975, the two teenagers have been hanging out there ever since. Something sinister is going on at school, but only Theo and Alisha seem to be able to see it!

Audible Audio

Published November 6, 2017

About the author

Ali Sparkes (born 1966) is a British children's author.

Reviews

[Alex Peachman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick read, with some funny and slightly eerie moments.

[Karen Broughton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. It's the second one I've read by Ali Sparkes and it lived up to and beyond my expectations. I am excited to read more of her books, and to share them with my two daughters, who are 8 and 10 year old. I cannot rate it highly enough for anyone who loves a good ghost story don't get stuck by the fact that it's a child's book. Well worth the read.

[Hirushi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it! really good it's about a boy (Theo) and a girl (Alisha)and two ghosts ,making a team and saving their school .really good has to read looking forward for more Ali Sparks books !!!!!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read for older children

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. It was an interesting concept and was fun to follow. I really loved the ending.

[Tahlia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[Book Gannet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another great read from Ali Sparkes, featuring friendship woes, a lightning strike and ghosts, not to mention the end of term school disco. Alisha and Theo are two normal ten year olds, but their lives are about to turn extraordinary with the help of a lightning struck tree and two long-dead teenagers.

Alisha is a brainy girl who hates sports and struggles to make friends. She is constantly worried about what the cool girls think of her and wishes she could be popular. Theo could not be more different; he’s new to the area, hyper and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. Yet after the both survive the strike, they each begin to change – and not just because of the cool scars they have on their feet.

The ghosts, Doug and Lizzie, are fun in many ways, with their 70s clothes and pop culture references, but there’s a serious side to all the ghostly goings on and it’s more than just friendship that forms between the four as local events take a shadowy turn.

Fun throughout with an occasional creepy turn, I found this book an easy, entertaining read. Perfect for boys or girls, it should appeal to any young reader who likes ghosts or a hint of mystery, although those who love a good scare won’t get one here. Still, if you like likeable characters and a bit of history mixing in with everyday life, then you should enjoy this.

(Review copy provided by the publisher via Amazon Vine.)

[16wiltshirehousek]

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