This 25 page novel study book club packet covers 5 weeks of daily reading activities with the book alex rider stormbreak by anthony horowitz, which is a guided reading level z. Stormbreaker reading comprehension teaching resources. Also included is a year 8 novel assessment on stormbreaker. This book required the sort of willing suspension of disbelief that i do not naturally possess. 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. The series comprises eleven novels, as well as six graphic novels, seven short stories, and a supplementary book. 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. Stormbreaker is a book by british writer anthony horowitz. In stormbreaker, violence is typically used as a means to an end. He also appears in the film adaption of stormbreaker. I love the books, i would recommend them a lot, though, some earlier versions might have a curse word or two. Any articles pertaining to characters appearing in the novel stormbreaker should appear in this category.
Stormbreaker is an actionpacked adventure about a 14 years old spy. The mission that started it allnow in a graphic novel format. Anthony horowitz launched a phenomenal actionpacked adventure series with stormbreaker, the first book starring teenage superspy, alex rider. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Herod sayle herod sayle is a very important character in this book. This video is a summary of the book and clips from the actual movie. With its focus on the perilous world of international espionage, stormbreaker makes use of plenty. Alex rider is the hero and the main character in the novel stormbreaker. This includes characters from the novels, the film, the graphic novels, and the short stories. Block a, where we are now, is administration and recreation. It starred alex pettyfer as the books main character, alex rider. It starred alex pettyfer as the book s main character, alex rider. His teenage hero is cool, contemporary and brave just the right sort of hero to entice reluctant readers aged 9 and over to get reading.
This is a list of protagonists and antagonists from british author anthony horowitz s alex rider series. Recommended for ages 1014 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. Stormbreaker anthonyhorowitz funeralvoices whenthedoorbellringsatthreeinthemorning itsnevergoodnews alexriderwaswoken. Nov 08, 2011 recommended for ages 1014 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. Stormbreaker is written by anthony horowitz, the author of the power of five and many other books. Herod sayle is a very important character in this book. The film stars alex pettyfer as alex rider, and also stars mickey rourke, bill nighy, sophie okonedo, alicia silverstone, sarah bolger, stephen fry and ewan. It was released on 4 september 2000 in the united kingdom and on 21 may 2001 in the united states. Stormbreaker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. The first strength of the storm breaker is a very entertaining book because the characters are different from some other books. The reason it is an external conflict is because alex has to face both the sayle enterprises and also the machine itself.
It is quite a sad book, and if you like the character a lot, i suspect it is essential reading. Alex looked at the figures, writhing in agony on the canvas. Free alex rider stormbreaker worksheets and literature unit. When his guardian and uncle, ian, is mysteriously killed, al. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. At the beginning of the book, alex learns that his uncle was not a banker, as he thought, but a spy. The novel is written in the third person omniscient point of view. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Stormbreaker in the united states is a 2006 action spy film directed by geoffrey sax. In the process, alex finds himself in the middle of.
Jul, 2016 an introduction to character description in stormbreaker with scaffolding. So heres the questionwould having both do anything. Block d is where the main stormbreaker assembly line is found. Listen to stormbreaker audiobook by anthony horowitz. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Lets look at the mcu wiki profiles for both weapons.
After surviving brutal training and armed with stealthy spy tools, alex infiltrates sayless operation as the teenage tester of the stormbreaker, a new computer sayles is giving to british schools. Stormbreaker plus series impactresistan t vinyl windows and doors patio door features put to the test stormbreaker plus patio doors are tested and certified to meet the aama standards for hvhz and miamidade and broward county specifications for the florida building commission and meet the texas department of insurance. With its focus on the perilous world of international espionage, stormbreaker makes use of plenty of stereotypes from spy films and popular culture. Stormbreaker by anthony horowitz is the first novel to feature teenage spy, alex rider. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
Stormbreaker characters by first line quiz by awesomea4. Stormbreaker stormbreaker, the first in the series of adventure novels by anthony horowitz. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Set after ragnorak, beta ray bill has to cope with the death of his friends, and protect his people from a planet shattering menace. Blunt is allbusiness, we get brief glimpses of a softer side to mrs. Fourteenyearold alex knows thats a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncles windshield confirm his suspicions. Alex enters the house and meets herod sayle for the first time. Stormbreaker butthisisalsolucky ithink forme iwanttoknowwhatyouthinkofit iwantyou. Can you name the stormbreaker characters by first line they speak. The reading comprehension has questions which focus on a range of reading skills. Anthony sean howell, more commonly referred to as ash his initials, is a major character in snakehead. The screenplay by anthony horowitz is based on his 2000 novel stormbreaker, the first novel in the alex rider series. His works include the alex rider series, sherlock holmes and james bond novels and foyles war for television. The first page is an assignment page for students to use and to record due dates which you may want to handwrite before.
While its easy to get caught up in herod sayles evil genius shtick, we come to realize that. 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. Wolf is a minor character who appears as being initially hostile towards alex in the novel stormbreaker, but returns in a more protagonistic role for the novel point blanc. Free alex rider stormbreaker worksheets and literature. Alex rider is a fourteen year old boy orphaned as an infant who goes to live with his uncle, ian rider. But when fourteenyearold alex finds his uncles windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. A movie based on the book was released on 21 july 2006. Jones plays a unique role among alexs mi6 handlers.
He learns that ian was a spy, and reluctantly joins britains mi6 intelligence agency. He is caring, nice and an action seeker, who tries to establish the killers of ian his uncle. Stormbreaker is a young adult actionadventure book written by british author anthony horowitz, and is the first novel in the alex rider series. Free alex rider stormbreaker study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate herod sayle, a man who is offering stateoftheart stormbreaker computers to every school in the country. 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. Grin, on the other hand, seems to get violence for the sake of getting violent. The stormbreaker is mainly what this entire book mainly revolves around because alexs job as a spy is to see why his uncle was murdered after finding out what was in the stormbreaker. As the book begins, alex discovers that his uncle who has looked after him since he was a. In the first book in the number one bestselling alex rider series by anthony horowitz, fourteenyearold alex is forcibly recruited into mi6. The series is aimed primarily at teens and young adults. Find this book add to reading list series alex rider adventure.
In the book, sayle doesnt find out that kevin blake or in the book, felix lester was really alex rider until alex is captured. Stormbreaker setting involves london throughout of the book because mi6 is stationed there and it is also where the book first starts out at. The book starts at ian riders alexs uncle funeral because he died in a car crash. Stormbreaker was designed by the dwarves of nidavellir to be the greatest weapon in asgards history, designed for their king and capable of summoning the bifrost bridge on its own.
Stormbreaker marvel cinematic universe wiki fandom. Recruited to find his uncles killers and complete his final mission, alex suddenly. While an interesting premise, and not badly executed, the plot really left something to be. It was forged from uru on nidavellir, and can summon the bifrost. This is kind of a tiein book, so you need to know a bit about ragnorak to get it. He is first encountered by alex while training with the sas. Grin and finds the contract killer who killed his uncle. This is a reading comprehension booklet for anthony horowitzs stormbreaker book. Get an answer for what is the climax in anthony horowitzs graphic novel stormbreaker. Readers will cheer for alex rider, the 14yearold hero of british author horowitzs spy thriller the first in a projected series. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Jun 17, 2009 this video was for one of my school projects.
What would happen if thor were to have both stormbreaker. May 21, 2017 this is a reading comprehension booklet for anthony horowitzs stormbreaker book. Alex is the main character and is a spy for m16 in london. Alex rider is a series of spy novels by anthony horowitz about a teenage spy named alex rider.
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