Strombreaker is a spy novel about a 14 year old boy, Alex, who is recruited to do a mission for MI6. When his uncle is killed reportedly in a car crash when he wasn't wearing a seat belt, Alex is suspiscious. His uncle had always been a very cautious man and Alex knows that he would never have not been wearing one. When he finds his uncle's car, his suspiscions are confirmed when he sees that his car is in perfect condition except for multiple bullet holes in the driver's side. He discovers spy gadgets throughout the car and finds out that his uncle had been a spy. MI6 contacts him and tell him the truth about his uncle and his death. While they reveal this he learns how he had been being discreetly trained his whole life to follow in his footsteps. MI6 threaten him so that he'll complete his uncle's mission and he heads off on an adventure and goes through things no 14 year old could imagine.
-Pages: 234
-Age: 13 and up (intense action, violent scenes,
disturbing characters, mild language)
-Gender: Both
-Movie: This is an awesome movie that portrays the book wonderfully. It's rated PG. Zag says three cheers for Alex Pettyfer, the actor that plays Alex Rider.
-Reader Type: lots and lots of action, mystery
-Our Rating: This book is an amazing book on our favorite list. This is one of those books you can't put down, the book that you peek a look at betweeen pauses in the teacher's lecture (Hurry! They're writing something on the board!).
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