![]() In each episode, Patrick Holland or I catch up with an artist, actor or creator to learn about work, career and current obsessions. You can also subscribe to I'm So Obsessed on your favorite podcast app. Listen to my entire conversation with Horowitz on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Actually, people who don't read and who have not discovered story and narrative lack a certain empathy and creativity." "What I find valuable about young-adult fiction is my sense that kids who read will grow up to be more fulfilled adults. ![]() To turn words into paragraphs, to turn paragraphs into chapters, and to construct in your head a world where you can see and hear and smell the characters that you know," he adds. "It is a remarkable way to use your brain to, first of all, turn hieroglyphics - letters - into words. "I'm obsessed with books, and with young people reading books, and with literature, and with the power of literature to overcome many, many problems in the world." Item :NTS939092 ISBN13:9780439390927 Format:Paperback Book Pages:208 Genre:Adventure, Mystery and Suspense Grades:6 - 9 Lexile Measure:670L Guided. Americans may have purchased more than 6 million copies of Alex. "My great hope is that the TV series will actually lead people back to the books, because that's where it all begins with me," he says. The Alex Rider books are a series of young adult fiction novels written by author Anthony Horowitz, which follow the adventures of a young spy named Alex. Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series The world’s greatest teen spy is back in action in a thrilling new mission: destroy once and for all the terrorist organization SCORPIA. And that, in turn, led to the creation of one of his most popular characters, a teenage boy named Alex Rider, whose story unfolds across 13 novels, six graphic novels and seven short stories. There are 12 books in the Alex Rider series, the first book was Stormbreaker which came in the year 2000 and the most recent one is Nightshade which was released in the year 2020. That started a fascination with spies and spycraft and got him thinking how cool it would be if James Bond were a kid. And he owes some success to the James Bond books he read as a kid. Horowitz is now a best-selling and award-winning author, with more than 50 books to his name. His other works include The Power of Five series and The Wickedly Funny Anthony Horowitz 10 Books Box Set aimed at ages 7-9. He also decided he'd be a writer when he grew up. He has written over 40 fantastic and thrilling titles, including the bestselling series Alex Rider which was featured in the New York Times bestseller and has been compared to the James Bond Series for kids. He became popular at school after the other kids liked hearing his stories so much. When he was a boy growing up in England, Anthony Horowitz was sent away to boarding school - a place he remembers as "extremely brutal, dangerous and very scary." His unhappiness led him to the library, where he discovered books, which he calls the "greatest escape." All that reading also led him to discover his own gift for storytelling. Alex makes his escape – yet his most perilous adventure is only just beginning.This story is part of I'm So Obsessed (subscribe here), our podcast featuring interviews with actors, artists, celebrities and creative types about their work, career and current obsessions. But he is forced back into action when the vicious terrorist group Force Three takes him prisoner. Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author) (shelved 45 times as alex-rider-series) avg rating 3.98 98,047 ratings published 2000. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice.Īlex Rider is in hospital and determined to put his spying days behind him. Relaxing in the south of France, reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is finally able to feel like any ordinary fourteen-year-old – until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery.Īlex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. Anthony Horowitz ’s explosive action series about the teen spy has enthralled readers since it was first published in 2000. Alex Rider, reluctant teenage spy, is forced into hiding after his recce mission as a ballboy makes him a target for a murderous Chinese gang. Alex Rider is one of the most popular book series for readers 10+. The hazy days of Wimbledon are the unlikely first link in a terrifying chain of events. Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy, a school for rebellious rich kids run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high in the French Alps. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy. ![]() Forcibly recruited into MI6 after the mysterious death of his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex is sent to infiltrate the organization of a sinister billionaire.
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