The Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz are the James Bond of YA. Alex has been recruited by MI6, England's version of the CIA. The difference between the sky kids books of the CHERUBS, other than the single agents, are the cool Bond-like gadgets that Alex gets to use.In Stormbreaker Alex is introduced to the world of British espionage. He is recruited to follow in the footsteps of his father and his uncle. His job is to find the hidden virus in a new computer game - software that would make anyone who played it ill.
In Point Blanc Alex infiltrates a private school in the Alps.
In Skeleton Key Alex battles the Chinese Triads.
In Eagle Strike it is a pop singer gone bad.
In Scorpia he goes up against the group that killed his parents.
And in Ark Angel he has to stop the sabotage of the first outer space hotel.
The latest Alex Rider book is Snakehead where he once again battles Scorpia.
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