Chloe Miller Hansen

I’m reading this awesome series, Alex Rider adventures. Mack suggested that I should read them. I finally got around to reading them and I’m not disappointed. I’m going to put a picture of the book and a review or a synopsis of the book. I have a few others besides the Alex Rider books.

The first book in the Alex Rider Adventures... Stormbreaker:

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider's life changes forever when he receives the shocking news that his uncle, Ian Rider, has been killed in a car crash. Alex is devastated but believes that the cops aren't being completely honest with him. His suspicions are confirmed when he discovers the windshield of Ian's car riddled with bullet holes. He later learns that his uncle was a spy for MI6, Britain's top-secret intelligence agency and he was murdered during one of his missions.

Unfortunately, Alex is not given much time to fully absorb these revelations or grieve for the loss of his uncle. Alan Blunt from the Special Operations Division of MI6 has chosen Alex to investigate Herod Sayle, inventor of a supercomputer called the Stormbreaker. Sayle plans to distribute tens of thousands of these computers to schoolchildren throughout England. Blunt and his colleague, Mrs. Jones, believe that Sayle's motives are much more sinister than they appear. After much persuasion (and some blackmail), Alex agrees to meet with Sayle and experience the Stormbreaker firsthand.

Who exactly is Herod Sayle? Is the Stormbreaker the real deal, or simply too good to be true? And what is the connection between Sayle and Yassen Gregorovich, the man who silenced Ian Rider? Discover along with Alex the answers to these and many other disturbing questions in Anthony Horowitz's chilling suspense novel.

This book is also a movie. I haven't seen it but would like to so I'm planning on checking it out soon.

The second book in this wonderful series... Point Blank: Fourteen-year-old super spy Alex Rider swings back into action in Point Blank, the second in the thus-far six-book series written by Anthony Horowitz. This time he’s matched against a South African madman, Dr. Grief, and his sadistic second-in-command, Mrs. Stellenbosch, who run an elite school high in the French Alps for trouble-making teenagers.However, in that life Ian Rider also managed to see to it that Alex was raised very independently, taught how to drive, scuba dive, shoot, and fight in martial arts. As well as learning several languages. Looking back on his life at one point in the first book, Alex came to the surprising conclusion that he’d basically been trained to become a spy.But not at 14.Point Blank opens up with the exciting scenes readers have come to expect from Horowitz. A friend of Blunt’s is murdered by a mysterious assassin known as The Gentleman, and the murder is made to look like a tragic accident. Before the man had died, though, he’d brought a matter to Blunt’s attention: a special school for boys of wealthy parents that promised to correct those boys’ bad behavior.

Meanwhile, Alex has discovered that going back to school after being a spy is hard. He’s bored. Nothing has the edge to it like it had when he was constantly in fear for his life. Spotting a drug dealer in action on the school grounds, Alex goes after the guy and his partner. The resulting action puts the bad guys into jail, but it also endangers Alex’s independence. He’s once more reliant on Blunt and Mrs. Jones to pull him out of trouble.They want something in return, though. They want Alex to investigate the mysterious boarding school in France known as Point Blanc. When Alex becomes disagreeable, they again threaten him with taking his independence away. Having no real choice, Alex agrees to accept the mission.

Before he can go to Point Blanc, though, Alex has to adopt a new identity. He becomes Alex Friend, the recalcitrant son of a supermarket king who’s worth millions. Alex is just supposed to be there long enough to soak up some of the family history, but nothing ever comes easily to Alex. In no time at all, he’s nearly gunned down and almost hit by a fast-moving train.Then he’s off to Point Blank to become a student, and he’s stepped into one of the most dangerous situations he’s ever been in.

The gadgets that are part of Alex’s arsenal are provided by Smithers, Alex’s own version of Q. So far they’ve included things like a yo-yo that could operate as a mechanized grappling hook. A Discman that had a saw CD that could cut through concrete walls. And an exploding earring.Point Blank is loaded with a lot of over-the-top action that Horowitz deftly describes without missing a beat. Dr. Grief and Mrs. Stellenbosch are perfectly creepy villains. And the actual evil plot could have been ripped from today’s headlines.Through all of the action, though, Alex emerges as a complete and unique character, despite the immediate comparisons to James Bond.

The third book... Skeleton Key: Alex Rider finally has a reason to smile: he is a ball boy at Wimbledon, tennis's most prestigious tournament, and is able to witness all the action from just a few feet away. Boys and girls throughout England should be insanely jealous of Alex and his new summer job --- well, perhaps not. That's because the British teen is investigating a break-in at the Millennium Building, where the players' changing rooms and lounges are located. He eventually discovers that a Chinese gang whose members are involved in a number of criminal activities has infiltrated the tournament and is drugging players competing in the event. After Alex knocks out one of its members and places his body in a refrigerator, the Chinese gang is out for revenge and will do whatever it takes to terminate Alex's life.It just so happens (coincidentally or not) that Alan Blunt and Mrs. Jones have another case for Alex that will force him to leave the country and escape the wrath of the Chinese gang. This time Alex must travel to Cayo Esqueleto, an island just a few miles south of Cuba, and investigate General Alexei Sarov, a hero of the old Russia who has a serious grudge against the free world. He left his country in disgust when the Soviets withdrew and communism came to an end. Now, in two weeks, the Russian president is scheduled to meet with Sarov on Skeleton Key.Why on earth would these two men agree to see each other? How far will Sarov go to see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power? It is up to Alex to save the world from the twisted mind and evil intentions of a madman.

Forth book... Eagle Strike: Alex Rider is vacationing in the South of France with his friend, Sabina Pleasure, and her parents when he spots Yassen Gregorovich, his old nemesis. This effectively puts an end to Alex's relaxing summer because he believes that Yassen is arranging a murder. Soon after, the house that the Pleasures have rented blows up, and Sabina's journalist father Edward is injured. Alex is positive that Yassen is responsible, but all the police do is brush him off.Furious, Alex decides to take matters into his own hands. He ultimately has a near deadly encounter with Yassen and an even more terrifying experience with a bull. He then makes a startling discovery: one of the phone numbers in Yassen's cell phone belongs to Sir Damian Cray, one of the most admired and respected entertainers in England. Cray is a multimillionaire whose Amsterdam-based company is about to launch a new game system that promises to destroy the competition. Alex also learns that Edward Pleasure was working on an article about Cray before the explosion. Furthermore, Alex spots a subtle but intriguing connection between Cray's company and the terrorist group that now claims responsibility for the blast.Alex must overcome a multitude of obstacles, including a high-speed bicycle chase through Amsterdam and a video game experience that seems all too real, in order to discover precisely what Damian Cray is up to and why he is associated with such a vile man as Yassen Gregorovich.

That's all I've read so far. I'm planning on starting the fifth book tonight, Scorpia. I'll write more about the other books I've read tomorrow. Right now it's time for Activity Time!!!