Stormbreaker Series, By Anthony Horowitz

Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz, is a book for teens seeking a good action story. Alex Rider, a fourteen year old boy, learns that his uncle, Ian Rider, died in a mysterious car crash. Both of Alex's parents died in a plane accident when he was a few months old so he lives with his "maid" (houskeeper, cook, and Alex's friend) Jack. Alex knows nothing about his uncle's supposed car-crash so ho goes into a junkyard to investigate his uncles car. When he comes across the junkyard he notices bullet holes in his uncle's car. Was Ian Rider more than just a bank manager? All of his questions are answered the next day when Alex gets a call from the bank where his uncle used to work. He comes to the bank where they tell him that his father worked for MI6, the brithish intelligence agency. He hadn't really died in a car crash. He hed died on a mission. Alex becomes recruited for MI6 and he goes on a mission to try and stop a mad-computer manufacturer who wants to wipe-out all of the British school children!!! Can Alex save his country or will he fail? Stormbreaker is a break-neck paced novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Also in the series are Point-Blank, Skeleton Key, Eagle Strike, Scorpia, Ark Angel, and his newest release, Snake Head. If you can't get enough of the Alex Rider series check-out Anthony Horowitz's book, Alx Rider: The Gadgets.