Sucked In

A weird, wacky, spine-tingly tale in the exciting new Lightning Strikes series

Zainey is extremely small for his age and the brunt of many a joke from his mates. So when Zainey sees a strange ad for real body parts, he decides to sell his bike and use the money to buy an eye to make him taller. How can an eye make him taller? Has Zainey has totally lost it? And when the 'eye' arrives, it is more than anyone expected -- this eye is alive; this eye is after blood.

• Lightning Strikes is a fun new series of fast-paced and fun stories with striking cover effects.
• Other Lightning Strikes titles include: 'The Great Shave', 'Black Baron', 'Going for Broke', 'Jinxed' and 'Queasy Rider'.

About The Author

John Parker is a children's author who also writes for adults as a journalist and radio scriptwriter. Born in Christchurch, he graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA in history before leaving New Zealand to travel around England and Europe as a professional opera singer. John has published over one hundred and thirty fiction and non-fiction books for children including picture books, junior readers, chapter books, non-fiction and novels for early teens.