skeletonkey

Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 0-399-23777-1 ©2002 264 pages R.L.- 4.9 Points - 10

Good sections to read aloud: pp. 20-22, where Alex is approached with a new “job”

Summary: Alex Rider is 14 years old and has been used as a spy for the government in the past. He hasn’t even been back from his last mission for a month when he is approached again about helping M16, the secret government agency he “works” for. At first, Alex thinks his “job” will be kind of fun. He will be working at Wimbledon as a ball boy! He knows there must be a catch, and there is. Someone is trying to sabotage Wimbledon, and it is up to Alex to keep his ears and eyes open as he is within the confines.

YA fiction-- survival/adventure

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