| Stormbreaker Contributor(s): Horowitz, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399236201 ISBN-13: 9780399236204 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Fourteen-year-old Alex doubts his uncle died in an accident after finding bullet holes in the windshield of his uncle's car. He discovers his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission for the British government. Alex then finds himself in the middle of terrorists. Now he must outsmart the people who want him dead or every child in England will be murdered. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00063683 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: Alex Rider |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.74" W x 8.7" (0.79 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50390 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alex Rider will soon be a star in his very own TV series A New York Times bestselling series They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood. The first in a thrilling new series by British writer Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker will have pulses racing from start to finish. |