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Book Review By john saparito
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

Alex rider is an average guy untill his father dies. His father was a spy and now his father boss is making him finish the mission his father was on. Alex did not want to do it but, he was forced in to it they tried to blackmail him. He started training camp. Alex is pretending to be an kid who just won a drawing to test out the Stormbreaker (computer). The company who runs the computers is Sayle Enterprise. He sits in a room and is told to search the computer for fun and to try it out. The camp at which he praticed for this mission gave him tools and weapons. He sneaks out of the room (Alex is told to stay put) and finds out what there really doing. There giving computers to everyone in Europe. There catch is that they launched a virus as soon as the prime minister starts all the computers in Europe with a push of a button. Will Alex Rider stop this massive virus from wiping out Europe?


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - kicks
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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