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 - an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps. Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what is really happening there.
Point Blank: Alex Rider Series, Book 2
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Powerful, privileged and screwed up, 16 boys in a boarding school suddenly turn into model students. It's up to 14-year-old Alex Rider to find out why and to face the maniacal man who has engineered it all in a bid to take over the world in Point Blank: An Alexander Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz, the follow-up to last year's Stormbreaker.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
Gr 5-10-After two influential businessmen die in separate freak accidents, MI6, England's spy network, once again calls upon 14-year-old Alex Rider to infiltrate Point Blanc, a private school in the French Alps for out-of-control, wealthy teens. Armed only with his wits and some 007-type devices, he stumbles upon an evil mad scientist's plot to take over the world using clones as replacements for prominent sons. Spy gadgets, chase scenes, mysteries, and a cliff-hanger ending will keep even reluctant readers interested in the second novel in this series. Familiarity with the first novel is not necessary as the plot fills in past information when needed, but many students will want to go back and read Stormbreaker (Philomel, 2001) to see how Alex first became involved with MI6.
Kim Carlson, Monticello High School, IA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Kim Carlson, Monticello High School, IA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By "spy_girl"
Format:Paperback
The 2nd book in the alex rider series is awesome. the descriptions of characters and gadgets seem to make this book play like a movie in your mind. In this book alex rider must pose as the son of a wealthy food store chain owner in order to get into the Point Blanc boarding school where only trouble wealthy kids go. after he arrives he soon finds out that things are not as they seem. Anthony Horowitz is an excellent writer and i would suggest the alex rider series to anyone who loves Spy adventures.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Point Blank is a great book. It is a mixture of stealth and a boy with two faces. It is a book worth reading over and over again.Keeps you in suspense through the whole book. It throws curve balls on every page. It leads you in one direction then it turns and leads you in another totally new direction. If you get your hands on this book read it and take your time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Teenage James Bond
Bang! Bang! Bullets are flying everywhere. Tactical soldiers in white SWAT suits. There's action everywhere in this book! Do you like James Bond? Of course you do! So get this exiting teenage version of James Bond.
Alex Rider's uncle just died. He needs to take his place in MI6. Alex has been doing well so far, but before he knows it, he's in an isolated, elite prep school. There's something very suspicious. There's something odd in this building... very odd.
If I were to rank this book, it would be a 5 because of how much suspense this book gives. Point Blank also shows many exiting action scenes. There is no other action book like this one.
The protagonist in Point Blank is Alex Rider. Alex is an imaginative, creative kid. He's just like any other kid except he works for the MI6 agency. His creativeness in pressure makes him unique. You'll see how he uses his gadgets and cool agent equipment throughout the book.
One scene in Point Blank is when Alex was snowboarding down this steep, huge hill. Bad guys in snowmobiles were chasing him. The bad guys also had machine guns attached to their snowmobiles. Alex eventually escaped.
Another scene from the action-packed book was when Alex Rider had no other choice but to sneak out of the school. The only way was through the window so he took his CD player that had a secret diamond coated blade and cut the bars on the window off.
I conclude that this is a must-not-miss book! It's awesome. There's another book by Anthony Horowitz called Stormbreaker. I highly recommend this book to kids like you!
Want to see more reviews on this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 201 reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
Most recent customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blanc: A book I though I was never going to read
I was going through my stack of books, when a shiny cover caught my eye. Point Blanc? By Anthony Horowitz? Never heard of it, but I remember reading the first book, Stormbreaker. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2006 by JT 19
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was an extraodinary book. It had a ton of action on every page. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat because I wanted to know what would happen next. Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by David the builder
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz
This is the second book of the Alex Rider series and I loved this book, it is my favourite in the series! Read more
Published on Mar 29 2004 by "sparkling_secrets"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blank
Heading:Point Blank
By:Anthony Horowitz
Reviewed by:D.Booy
Period:P.1
By:Anthony Horowitz
Reviewed by:D.Booy
Period:P.1
Point Blank is a book meant for young adults. Read more
Published on Mar 26 2004 by D. Booy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blanc
Point Blanc is a great book. Alex is a 15 year old teenage boy who has no parents or relatives but lives with his housekeeper. He overcomes reasons to turn back or fail. Read more
Published on Mar 22 2004 by Michael B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blank
Alex races down the steep rocky mountain on a snowboard that he had made but snowmobiles trail right behind him. He hears gunfire. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blank
Alex races down the steep rocky mountain on a snowboard that he had made but snowmobiles trail right behind him. He hears gunfire. Read more
Published on Mar 1 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!
The book starts out slow, but picks up speed and becomes a book you can't put down. I'm normally the picky type, but this book is amazing. Read more
Published on Feb 11 2004 by Douglas Hanna
4.0 out of 5 stars
Point Blanc Review
Point Blanc is my favourite Alex Rider book. It has a brilliant plot and is very well written. With the brilliant descriptions it feels like you are under the surveillance of evil... Read more
Published on Jan 13 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tyler's thoughts on Point Blank
I thought this book was really interesting! When I read this book, I felt like I was Alex Rider. It's action packed and I would love to read it over and over. Read more
Published on Dec 7 2003
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Children's Books > Literature > Action & Adventure
- Books > Children's Books > Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror > Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books > Children's Books > Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror > Thrillers
- Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Adventure & Thrillers
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
