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Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz ISBN: 0-439-42084-9 ©2001 215 pages R.L.- 4.8 Points - 8

Good sections to read aloud: p. 12 where it describes Alex’s background from Stormbreaker, the 1st book in this series p. 48 where Alex has just learned about his latest assignment after getting into a bit of trouble

Summary: Alex Rider is 14 years old and has been used as a spy for the government in the past. Now, after a run in with the police, the government wants to use him again instead of sending him to jail. The project involves Alex taking on a new identity to attend a small, private, all boys school called Point Blanc. His job is to figure out what is really going on at this school. Alex doesn’t have much of a choice, so he goes. Once there, he realizes that something is going on, but can he figure it out before it is too late and they realize he is not who he says he is?

YA fiction-- survival/adventure

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