"The sky was the limit with who knows what problems I could solve, world hunger or peace in the Middle East, just to name a few. Yet fixing a junior high football game did not seem to be high on the world problems' list of things to fix." Ever wondered what you would do if you discovered that you had superpowers? For eighth-grader Johnny, this was a question that he had to answer. Would Johnny use his new abilities to please his own selfish desires, or would he use them for the good of humanity? Come find out what manifested from Johnny's decision in this action-packed novel called Lightning Boy. Read along, and you will feel you are alongside Johnny as he is confronted with breaking up a local crime ring or playing football against the highly rated cross-town rival. Discover how a regular student went from nothing status to making the headlines in the school newspaper. Come join Johnny as he makes his way through the ups and downs of junior high life. By the end of the novel, you too will be cheering for Johnny with every move he makes.