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    Aug 07, 2019 3 minutes

    LIGHTNING CHASE ME HOME

    BY AMBER LEE DODD

    Scholastic £6.99

    REVIEW by Liza, age fourteen

    Amelia, the protagonist in , is an intricately crafted character who shatters stigma about children with learning difficulties and empowers readers through embracing her flaws and reinforcing themes of bravery and self-belief. We find out that on her eleventh birthday, Amelia must make a wish on the Serpent’s tooth. However, suddenly odd things begin to happen and danger creeps into her life. Set on the isolated Scottish island of Dark Muir, Amelia is drawn into a world of

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