Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36503 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 266 pages

Synopsis
When lightning strikes there can only be trouble - as Jessica Mastriani finds out when she and best friend Ruth get caught in a thunderstorm. Not that Jess has ever really avoided trouble before. Instead of cheerleading there are fistfights with the football team and month-long stints in detention - not that detention doesn't have its good points - like sitting next to Rob - the cutest senior around! But this is trouble with a capital T - this trouble is serious. Because somehow, on that long walk home in the thunderstorm, Jess acquired a newfound talent. An amazing power that can be used for good...or for evil.

Customer Reviews

It's all good!
Synopsis: The books point of view is taken by Jess Manstiani- A townie, but not exactly your typical one...Jess is a tough character, who has a serious anger problem when idiots insult anyone she cares about (especially her brother) so spends a lot of time in detention for her killer punches.
When refusing a lift on the motorbike off a grit in detention, a pretty good looking one at that, she walks home with her best friend. However, something happens to her on the way that changes her life, for better or for worse...

This book is definately worth the read; this is not essentially the best book I've read by Meg Cabot, but as the series goes on, I find myself increasingly glued to the books.

Only one word : WOW
This was WOW. I'm still gobsmacked and so will you be if you read this another amazing book by *who else?* MEG CABOT!
Jessica Mastriani is a tomboy, who is a good kid really expect a bit too quick with her fists, and has beaten up half of the schools team quarterbacks! She gets detention everyday and one day, like a dream come true, she is put next to Rob wilkins! *may i say who is so hot, that i was drooling?* now with the main story, she gets hits by lightening and amazingly she is alive and as mad as ever, but there is this power which has awoken inside her, that finds missing kids, one problem leads to another major problem and the FBI wants her to work for them, but as far as jess is concerened she will never find another missing person, not after what happened last time....
Overall i want to say this book kicks bum, it was amazing, lovely i cant wait, and i think i gave the main story away but not ALL of it, the book sounds much much better than me!amazin, amazin a must read.....

A girl hit by lightning, get's special powers
This is the first book in the missing series. It is for young adults like the others, and although I'm an old adult, I still enjoyed it. I finished it in just a few hours. Time well spent I think.

Read this series in order: When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra, Safe house, Sanctuary.

Mark E. Cooper
The Warrior Within