| Snakehead Contributor(s): Horowitz, Anthony (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0142412120 ISBN-13: 9780142412121 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Anthony Horowitzs #1 "New York Times" bestselling series continues. When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate a ruthless gang known as snakeheads. Alex accepts the assignment, in part for the chance to work with his godfather and learn more about his parents. What he uncovers, however, is a secret that will make this his darkest and most dangerous mission yet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Series: Alex Rider Adventures |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.65 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 120294 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alex Rider will soon be a star in his very own TV series Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time--from #1 New York Times bestselling author When Alex Rider crash-lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across Southeast Asia. Known as snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people. Alex accepts the assignment, in part for the chance to work with his godfather and learn more about his parents. What he uncovers, however, is a secret that will make this his darkest and most dangerous mission yet . . . and the knowledge that his old nemesis, Scorpia, is anything but out of his life. |