Alex Rider: Scorpia
Alex Rider Series Book #5 of 11  
Author: Anthony Horowitz
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| Published on January 1, 2005 | | Age Group: 9 - 15 years | | Reading Level: | AR: 5.0 (12.0 Points, Quiz #86813)
GLE: 5.9
F&P/GRL: W
DRA: 60
Lexile® measure: 680L |
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Summary:
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.
Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
That afternoon, the two boys stood in front of yet another grand palace in the heart of Venice.
"It's called the Contarini del Bovolo," Alex said, consulting his guidebook. "It says here that the staircase is shaped a bit like the shell of a snail. And bovolo is the Venetian word for 'snail shell'."
Tom stifled a yawn. "That's fascinating, Alex," he said. "But if I see one more palace, one more church, or one more canal, I think I'm going to throw myself under a bus."
"There aren't any buses in Venice," Alex reminded him.
Publisher Description:
Alex Rider, the spitting image of his father in so many ways, is about to find out just how closely he is his father's son. When Alex learns that his father was an assassin for Scorpia, the most powerful terrorist organization going, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex wages a war of conscience he no longer has the will to win. Until, that is, he learns of Scorpia's latest plot: an operation known only as "Invisible Sword" that will result in the death of thousands of people. Unless he can stop it first . . . .
With a cliffhanger you'll want to read twice, Scorpia is the most intense thriller yet from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz.
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