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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A spy short-novel for young adults -and not so young.
A bit far fetched but pure entertaintment. The baddies are very bad -although the jury is still out on Yassen. And the goodies are quite dodgy.
A bit far fetched but pure entertaintment. The baddies are very bad -although the jury is still out on Yassen. And the goodies are quite dodgy.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"And the next time they ask you, say no. Killing is for grown-ups and you're still a child."
What an adventure of a book! This story hits the ground running and never lets up. Alex is an amazing kid. He was raised with all the correct steps and training to be the perfect agent, embodied in a young boy. and his first assignment just might kill him.
I hadn't expected to like this book - I thought it would be a little boring and unrealistic. But, it just zooms through and you really find yourself rooting Alex on. And the gadgets were really cool.
all in all, a nice short fun read.
What an adventure of a book! This story hits the ground running and never lets up. Alex is an amazing kid. He was raised with all the correct steps and training to be the perfect agent, embodied in a young boy. and his first assignment just might kill him.
I hadn't expected to like this book - I thought it would be a little boring and unrealistic. But, it just zooms through and you really find yourself rooting Alex on. And the gadgets were really cool.
all in all, a nice short fun read.
A good youth spy novel series. Read this because I watched the series on Amazon Prime and liked it!
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
6/3/18 UPDATE:
I've increased the rating for this book to 5* and I'll tell you why. So you need to understand my class first. I'm equal split boys to girls so sex/gender does not really come into it. They weren't necessarily engaged by [b:Street Child|1579906|Street Child|Berlie Doherty|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1185445392s/1579906.jpg|2778762], [b:Romeo and Juliet|18135|Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327872146s/18135.jpg|3349450] or [b:Wonder|11387515|Wonder|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309285027s/11387515.jpg|16319487] but I am not giving up on this class, who somehow got through school without a love of reading injected into the majority of them. They can tell me thousands of time they didn't like reading but I now have the experience of Stormbreaker under my belt and I know hat they're lying to me.
The action, the depth of the characters and the quality of this piece makes it the perfect class read for upper KS2. I'm genuinely surprised Horowitz didn't actually use the KS2 writing expectations to write this novel. It feels like he did and its the perfect model to teach KS2 writing so thank you!
When I met Horowitz, I genuinely didn't thank him enough. I knew him for his adult mystery novels and his television dramas (which I LOVED) and I knew him less for his children's novels. I honestly didn't know the impact he would have on my teaching career or how much my class would look up to him as an inspiration. I'm thanking you now, Horowitz.
I have fabulous spy stories as a result of Horowitz and I feel emotional as to how many children want to continue the Alex Rider series. (Yes, I already bought them all!) Children who hated reading want to read... That is the power of Horowitz. AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ONE OF THE BOYS IN MY CLASS... I didn't know him last year but last year he hated reading and writing. His writing attitude has changed hugely. I don't know how that happeened but he's now on page thirteen of his spy story. He's also someone who used to hate reading and has now just read 70 pages of [b:Point Blank|224500|Point Blank (Alex Rider, #2)|Anthony Horowitz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375494413s/224500.jpg|1275528] overnight. I'm so proud and happy.
Because of my class' love for this and the inspiration it has provided, it has got to be 5*.
THANK YOU, HOROWITZ!
______________________________
Wow. I can't wait to use this as the class read - 4.5*
I love how engaging this story was and I cannot wait to read the rest in the series. I sincerely hope my class are as engaged as I was.
I love Bond and I love spies so this book was perfect for me. The twists, turns and Horowitz wasn't afraid to face feelings, death and terrorism. Issues that a lot of children's books avoid. I truly commend this book for entwining so much into this novel.
It seems very exciting and leads onto the next one very nicely. I really hope the children pick these up too. I personally can't wait.
What makes this even better is how fab Horowitz is as a person so you can't help but love everything he writes. He's such an accomplished writer!!
I've increased the rating for this book to 5* and I'll tell you why. So you need to understand my class first. I'm equal split boys to girls so sex/gender does not really come into it. They weren't necessarily engaged by [b:Street Child|1579906|Street Child|Berlie Doherty|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1185445392s/1579906.jpg|2778762], [b:Romeo and Juliet|18135|Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327872146s/18135.jpg|3349450] or [b:Wonder|11387515|Wonder|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309285027s/11387515.jpg|16319487] but I am not giving up on this class, who somehow got through school without a love of reading injected into the majority of them. They can tell me thousands of time they didn't like reading but I now have the experience of Stormbreaker under my belt and I know hat they're lying to me.
The action, the depth of the characters and the quality of this piece makes it the perfect class read for upper KS2. I'm genuinely surprised Horowitz didn't actually use the KS2 writing expectations to write this novel. It feels like he did and its the perfect model to teach KS2 writing so thank you!
When I met Horowitz, I genuinely didn't thank him enough. I knew him for his adult mystery novels and his television dramas (which I LOVED) and I knew him less for his children's novels. I honestly didn't know the impact he would have on my teaching career or how much my class would look up to him as an inspiration. I'm thanking you now, Horowitz.
I have fabulous spy stories as a result of Horowitz and I feel emotional as to how many children want to continue the Alex Rider series. (Yes, I already bought them all!) Children who hated reading want to read... That is the power of Horowitz. AND LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT ONE OF THE BOYS IN MY CLASS... I didn't know him last year but last year he hated reading and writing. His writing attitude has changed hugely. I don't know how that happeened but he's now on page thirteen of his spy story. He's also someone who used to hate reading and has now just read 70 pages of [b:Point Blank|224500|Point Blank (Alex Rider, #2)|Anthony Horowitz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375494413s/224500.jpg|1275528] overnight. I'm so proud and happy.
Because of my class' love for this and the inspiration it has provided, it has got to be 5*.
THANK YOU, HOROWITZ!
______________________________
Wow. I can't wait to use this as the class read - 4.5*
I love how engaging this story was and I cannot wait to read the rest in the series. I sincerely hope my class are as engaged as I was.
I love Bond and I love spies so this book was perfect for me. The twists, turns and Horowitz wasn't afraid to face feelings, death and terrorism. Issues that a lot of children's books avoid. I truly commend this book for entwining so much into this novel.
It seems very exciting and leads onto the next one very nicely. I really hope the children pick these up too. I personally can't wait.
What makes this even better is how fab Horowitz is as a person so you can't help but love everything he writes. He's such an accomplished writer!!
Really, I loved this book. Yes, I have to suspend reality in order to embrace the idea of a kid involved in the world of british espionage--but that is what makes it so perfect for my fourth grade boys. A perfect James Bondish book for this set.
An amazing book one of the best ones ever. The ending was the best and so unexpected. Loved this book