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Plot Summary of Stormbreaker
"Alex rider is an average guy untill his father dies. His father was a spy and now his father boss is making him finish the mission his father was on. Alex did not want to do it but, he was forced in to it they tried to blackmail him. He started training camp. Alex is pretending to be an kid who just won a drawing to test out the Stormbreaker (computer). The company who runs the computers is Sayle Enterprise. He sits in a room and is told to search the computer for fun and to try it out. The camp at which he praticed for this mission gave him tools and weapons. He sneaks out of the room (Alex is told to stay put) and finds out what there really doing. There giving computers to everyone in Europe. There catch is that they launched a virus as soon as the prime minister starts all the computers in Europe with a push of a button. Will Alex Rider stop this massive virus from wiping out Europe?"
john saparito, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Stormbreaker
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - computer crime
Kid or adult book? - Ages 7-14

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - kicks
The antagonists are: - gangs
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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