ZR                                                                                                                                        10-28-09

Stormbreaker

Anthony Horowitz                                         192 pages

10-22-09                                                                     10-26-09

This book was easy-average to read.

Alex Rider (14) is told his uncle/guardian has died in a car crash. The whole story is suspicious, so Alex takes a look at the car to find bullet  holes in the windshield. Alex knows this was no car crash. A spy agency takes Alex in and tells him that his uncle worked for them and that Alex’s uncle was a spy, not a bank manager. Also, that Alex’s Uncle/guardian was coming back from a secret mission when he died. They also tell Alex who killed his uncle. Alex is forced into a decision to work for the spy group, and is put into a training.

When Alex is done with the training he is put into his first mission. His mission is the one that got his uncle killed. He goes to a company to observe what is going on. The spy group is suspicious of the company and they are giving new computers to every school in England soon.

Many things about the company are suspicious. The owner is from Cairo, there is a secret factory where computers are being injected with a mysterious substance, and someone who dropped a box was shot immediately. Eventually, Alex puts 2 and 2 together and figures out that there is some sort of Virus in the computers.

When Alex is snooping around just before the computers are going to be brought online he is caught by the owner (who figures out that Alex is a spy). The owner of the company tells Alex that when the computers come online the virus will kill every child in England (cause there’s a computer in every school in England). He then goes off to make his speech before the computers are coming online (doesn’t reveal plan). He leaves a few of his assistants to kill Alex.

Alex escapes (although dramatically) and then goes to stop the mass murder. Alex succeeds but while doing so he shoots the prime minister in the hand. The spy group gets Alex out of the situation and Alex agrees to rejoin the spy group when needed. Although the company owner escapes, Alex succeeded in his mission!!

One of my favorite highlights from the book was when Alex got his disguised spy materials. It was so cool how he had zit cream that could burn through medal. I wish I had some of that! The Gameboy that could be used for smoke bombs, communication, (etc.) was certainly multi-versatile! I bet Alex will get more cool gear next book.

I rate this book a 4.

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