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Stormbreaker

by Anthony Horowitz

Series: Alex Rider (1)

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A quick 192 pages, Stormbreaker is a quintessential book for pre-teen boys. There is action, neat-o gadgets, viral computers, and a giant deadly jellyfish. And to top it off the protagonist is James Bond for kids, fulfilling youthful fantasies of power and intrigue with a not-so-subtle reluctant hero undertone.

This book was clearly designed to entertain, and it does. Alex is an easily likeable character despite the less-than-in-depth characterization. The action never stops, and far from being a fight all the time type of action book, Stormbreaker serves up fights and chases, sneaking around, jumping out of planes, and crashing through ceilings.

What it doesn't serve up is thought-provoking, quotable content. However, if you are looking for an exciting piece of young adult literature, I recommend reading this book. Personally, I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. ( )
  EclecticEccentric | Nov 14, 2009 |
I think Stormbreaker is a great book. I dont like to read but I enjoyed this book. Its full of action and never strops ( )
  MrFClass | Nov 13, 2009 |
This book has nonstop action and adventure! If you get impatient when you read books that drag, this is the book for you. There is never a dull moment as Alex averts danger at every turn. You will want to read the whole series. ( )
  MrFClass | Nov 12, 2009 |
Pretty cheesy. At one point, the main character uses a yo-yo to get onto an airplane. ( )
  mcandre | Nov 1, 2009 |
Reviewed by Anna
This is a series about a 14 year old boy who becomes a spy, against his will. He ends up in the worst possible situations. If you like Spy books this is for you! ( )
  HHS-Students | Oct 22, 2009 |
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When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news.
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He had torn the fence out of the ground. Alex ran over to the man and examined him. For a moment he thought it might be Yassen, but it was a younger man, dark haired, ugly. The man was unconscious but still breathing. The flamethrower lay extinguished on the ground beside him. Behind him he heard the other bike, some distance away but closing. Whoever these people were, they had tired to run him down, to cut him in half, and to incinerate him. He had to find a way out before they really got serious. (P. 139-140)
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Stormbreaker (novel)

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After Alex Rider figured out that his uncle, Ian Rider was a spy, he decided to help his dead uncle complete his mission. He had to do hard and nasty trainings just to get ready for the mission. Alex always became curious when he heard someone say something was going to happen. It always made me nervous because I was afraid that maybe he would get caught by one of the members of the Sayle Enterprises. He's always brave to try out all different sorts of things that his uncle left before when he was still alive. The mission he had to complete was to stop the Stormbreakers, which were computers, to get sent out, because there was computer viruses in those computers. Hope that Alex can complete his mission for his uncle and that way he would know why his uncle died!

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0698119347, Mass Market Paperback)

They told him his uncle died in a car accident. But fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But nothing could prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for MI6-Britain's top secret intelligence agency. Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

"What if James Bond had started spying as a teenager? Non-stop action keeps the intrigue boiling." (Kirkus Reviews)

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400)

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