| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
327 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Alex Rider adventure ; 3
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Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Alex Rider adventure ; 3.
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| Note |
Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, 2003. |
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Includes a preview of Eagle Strike. |
| Contents |
In the dark -- Match point -- Blood and strawberries -- Cribber -- Two weeks in the sun -- Not so special agents -- Death of a salesman -- Passport control -- brotherhood square -- Devil's chimney -- Crusher -- House of slaves -- Heartbeat -- Nuclear dustbin -- Security nightmare -- End of the world -- After Alex. |
| Summary |
Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.9 10.0 69602. |
| Subject |
Spy stories.
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Tennis stories.
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Terrorism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0142406147 paperback |
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