If i were the main character, i would be l very afraid to do the missions because the missions always in. My rising sixth grade son could not put down stormbreaker. The virus was the small pox disease in the stormbreaker. Alex rider is a title character and the protagonist of the alex rider novel series by british author. There is a great deal of standard trope here, with pretty much the entire plot forecast from the beginning.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With its focus on the perilous world of international espionage, stormbreaker makes use of plenty. Alex ridermain character of the story and ian riders nephew. The book starts at ian riders alexs uncle funeral because he died in a car crash. Alex rider is a fourteen year old boy orphaned as an infant who goes to live with his uncle, ian rider. Alex is a dynamic character because he starts out in the beginning as just living his life as a regular type of kid, but later he is trained to become a spy. Alex rider is the main character in the book stormbreaker. He went to school with sayle and is now the head of england. Sep 04, 2000 the series comprises eleven novels, as well as five graphic novels, three short stories and a supplementary book. The first book in anthony horowitzs alex rider series, stormbreaker introduces readers to 14year old alex rider, an american boy being raised by his british uncle after his parents death. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate herod sayle, a man who is offering stateoftheart stormbreaker. Stormbreaker is a book by british writer anthony horowitz.
Before reading this book, look at the front cover, the illustrations, scan read through the book and read the blurb on the back cover. The screenplay by anthony horowitz is based on his 2000 novel stormbreaker, the first novel in the alex rider series. Also included is a year 8 novel assessment on stormbreaker. Grin comes by and leads alex to a more modern, hightech part of the facility. Stormbreaker is the enchanted hammer that is carried by beta ray bill.
Dec 01, 2015 s tormbreaker is the very first novel in the alex rider series, a collection of books that left the imagination of my ten year old wannabespy self reeling for hours. Blunt thanks alex for everything, but he gets a note and he has to go back to school. He creates a new computer called the stormbreaker and plans on shipping them out to each school in england, but what no one knows is that there is a something in those computers that could kill millions of people. He felt so good about himself, having completed the book effortlessly that he went on to read a more challenging book, freak, the mighty, freak the mighty scholastic signature. Stormbreaker is a 2006 spy film directed by geoffrey sax, based on the first installment of anthony horowitzs alex rider young adult novel series. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Created by author anthony horowitz, the first alex rider book. Alan bluntchief executive of the special operations division of mi6. An introduction to character description in stormbreaker with scaffolding. Nonstop action keeps the intrigue boiling as alex tries to stop the remarkably evil herod sayles from murdering britains schoolchildren through biological warfare. Herod sayle herod sayle is a very important character in this book. Stormbreaker anthony horowitz author alex rider sherlock. Alex goes to meet herod sayle, and finds herod playing snooker with a footstool because he is so short. It starred alex pettyfer as the books main character, alex rider.
In the book series she is introduced in the third book skeleton key. Alex rider aint no harry potterthere is no prophecy foretelling his rise, no mystical. This book required the sort of willing suspension of disbelief that i do not naturally possess. Aubreymaturin series study guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book. If i were the main character, i would be l very afraid to do the missions because the missions always in dangerous places with bad people and related to the death. Stormbreaker butthisisalsolucky ithink forme iwanttoknowwhatyouthinkofit iwantyou. Free alex rider stormbreaker worksheets and literature unit. Jul, 2016 an introduction to character description in stormbreaker with scaffolding. Alex bets herod 100 dollars a point for herod and a 100 hours of labor for alex. While its easy to get caught up in herod sayles evil genius shtick, we come to realize that. This study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of stormbreaker. May 01, 2001 what if james bond had started spying as a teenager. Stormbreaker is a young adult actionadventure book written by british author anthony horowitz, and is the first novel in the alex rider series. When his guardian and uncle, ian, is mysteriously killed, al.
While an interesting premise, and not badly executed, the plot really left something to be desired in terms of believable details. To his surprise, alex loves stormbreakerit might not make schoolwork fun, but it certainly made it lively 8. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. His works include the alex rider series, sherlock holmes and james bond novels and foyles war for television. When alex is going back home he gets in a cab driven by sayle. Fabian nicieza explains how and why this issue came about, of his meeting with bob layton and that operation. Readers will cheer for alex rider, the 14yearold hero of british author horowitzs spy thriller the first in a projected series. Stormbreaker is a book that introduces doctor tomorrow at the same time as we get to do a whole valiant heroes tip of the hat to the justice society. What if james bond had started spying as a teenager.
He is drawn into a world of secrets and spies, dangerous missions, and death. At the beginning of the book, alex learns that his uncle was not a banker, as he thought, but a spy for mi6 who was killed in the line of duty. The series is aimed primarily at teens and young adults. Alex rider his picture other books he has starred in stormbreaker point blank skeleton key eagle strike scorpia ark angel snakehead crocodile tears scorpia rising russian roulette about the character alex is very acrobatic, athletic and sometimes does things that need to be done. In your jotter make predictions about the characters, events and settings in your book.
Alex rider series, stormbreaker 2001 by anthony horowitz ncfl. Crawlyworks in personnel at royal and general, but probably an employee of mi6. A movie based on the book was released on 21 july 2006. How alex rider moved to tv as sony takes it out to global. Alex rider is a series of spy novels by anthony horowitz about a teenage spy named alex rider. Crawford, after the real mi6 didnt want the name used. He holds alex hostage and he makes him go to the roof of the mi6 building. The mission that started it allnow in a graphic novel format. S tormbreaker is the very first novel in the alex rider series, a collection of books that left the imagination of my ten year old wannabespy self reeling for hours. Grin, an excircus knife catcher, and yassen gregorovich, professional hit man. Herod asks him if he is related to ian rider, and tells alex to stop snooping around because he might get shot. Alex rider is the hero and the main character in the novel stormbreaker.
He initially considered several possible names for the character, including jack banning, tom summers, zac marshall, scott winters, dylan. But when i saw this specimen of physalia physalis, i knew i had to capture it and keep it. The graphic novel alex rider and read it in one day. Free alex rider stormbreaker study unit worksheets for teachers to print. The novel provides bang after bang as alex experiences and survives unbelievably dangerous episodes and. He is caring, nice and an action seeker, who tries to establish the killers of ian his uncle.
Fourteenyearold alex knows thats a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncles windshield confirm his suspicions. The series comprises eleven novels, as well as six graphic novels, seven short stories, and a supplementary book. Stormbreaker is written by anthony horowitz, the author of the power of five and many other books. Stormbreaker in the united states is a 2006 action spy film directed by geoffrey sax.
To his surprise, alex loves stormbreaker it might not make schoolwork fun, but it certainly made it lively 8. Stormbreaker characters by first line quiz by awesomea4. But when fourteenyearold alex finds his uncles windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. Stormbreaker is an actionpacked adventure about a 14 years old spy named alex. Character profile for alex rider from stormbreaker alex. The first novel, stormbreaker, was released in the united kingdom in 2000 and was adapted into a motion picture in 2006 starring alex pettyfer. But nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for mi6 britains top secret intelligence agency. Any articles pertaining to characters appearing in the novel stormbreaker should appear in this.
Use 3 headings, listed characters, events and settings in your jotter. The book was released in the united kingdom on the 4th of september 2000, and in united states release on 21st of may 2001, where it. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Alex rider is 14 years old when his uncle and guardian, ian rider, is mysteriously killed in a car accident. A harsh, german woman named nadia vole brings him into an isolated room, where hell get to spend the day playing with stormbreaker. Stormbreaker by anthony horowitz and john blackford book 1 of the alex rider adventure series. It was released on 4 september 2000 in the united kingdom and on 21 may 2001 in the united states. When alex enters sayles compound in port tallon, he discovers a strange world of secrets and villains including mr. This is my presentation for an english litquake about the book, alex rider. Besides the usual specs such as blood type and favorite food, the profiles list each characters purpose of battle and new powers or weapons and a time line of. The book was released in the united kingdom on the 4th of september 2000, and in united states release on 21st of may 2001, where it became a new york times bestseller. Stormbreaker by anthony horowitz characters, plot summary.
Stormbreaker by anthony horowitz is the first novel to feature teenage spy, alex rider. It also includes exclusive stickers, a poster, bonus. Stormbreaker stormbreaker, the first in the series of adventure novels by anthony horowitz. The series comprises eleven novels, as well as five graphic novels, three short stories and a supplementary book. He is the protagonist character because he is trying to find out if there is anything bad inside of the stormbreaker computers. Stormbreaker setting involves london throughout of the book because mi6 is stationed there and it is also where the book first starts out at. Alex begins as an innocent boy shocked by the death of his uncle ian in a traffic accident.