Horowitz, Anthony. Scorpia.HOROWITZ, Anthony. Scorpia. (An Alex Rider For the title character of the series, see . Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by English author Anthony Horowitz about a young spy named Alex Rider. Seven novels have been published to date. Adventure.) Penguin, Philomel phil·o·mel n. A nightingale. [Alteration (influenced by French philomèle) of Middle English phylomene, from Medieval Latin philom . 320p. c2005.0-399-24151-5. $1799. JS * Once again, intrepid British teenage spy Alex Rider (hero of Eagle Strike and other thrillers) must save the day. Alex is horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. when he learns that his father, who he never knew, might have worked as an assassin for a dangerous international criminal organization known as Scorpia. He investigates Scorpia (this involves an encounter with a tiger at a costume party in Venice, and parachuting without an aircraft in Amalfi), and in the end is recruited by the organization to work for them. Alex attends Scorpia's school for assassins on an island off Venice, but when he discovers that Scorpia's goal is to destroy the British-American alliance on behalf of a Middle Eastern client, in revenge for Iraq, by killing thousands of schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school in London, Alex must daringly foil the bad guys' plans. The cliffhanger cliff·hang·er n. 1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense. 2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode. 3. ending will tease readers. Will there be any more Alex Rider adventures? His many fans certainly hope so. Like a junior James Bond, Alex is bold, brave, and cool under pressure, and his life is full of thrilling hairbreadth hair·breadth adj. Extremely close: a hairbreadth escape. n. Variant of hairsbreadth. escapes. This page-turner will have wide appeal, even for those who haven't read the others in the series. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescent and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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