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Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
The Alex Rider Series
Penguin Young Adult (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-14-240611-2 (0142406112)
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-240611-3 (9780142406113)
Publication Date: February 2006
List Price: $7.99
Review written by Casey, Age 12, Grade 6. Date of review: October 2008.
Review: Anthony Horowitz introduces young Alex Rider, aged 14, in Stormbreaker. This is the first book in the Alex Rider fictional mystery series.
Alex Rider is suddenly orphaned when his uncle, Ian Rider, is shot and killed during a car chase. But Alex wonders, why kill a bank manager? He was soon to find out. His uncle was involved with a secret agency known as MI6, not a bank. He was there to solve crimes and mysteries all across the world. But this time it was Alex’s turn to solve a mystery. MI6 forced Alex to work for them to figure out just what Sayle Enterprises was hiding. They were giving away free computers, what was there to hide? Soon, Alex finds out the terrible truth of what’s really happening and the secret worth hiding at Sayle Enterprises. This book is best for young adults to adults looking for an enthralling mystery.
Stormbreaker seems to be an original idea thoroughly thought out by the author and presents a high suspense mystery during the entire story. The positive features of the book were when the book leaves you hanging, literally speaking when Alex is hanging from a flagpole fifteen floors above the ground. Another when Alex is trapped in a colossally sized fish tank that was being occupied by a Portuguese jellyfish that was equally colossal. Many of Stormbreaker's qualities have proven to be admirable, but I would have liked to have seen some more depth in the explanations and descriptions in the story. These minor negatives have not made me think differently of the book. I definitely think it’s well written.
The awards that Stormbreaker has won are the Stockport School’s Book Award, Red House Children’s Book Award, West Sussex Children’s book award, and the Angus Book Award. Stormbreaker was also made into a movie.
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