The book I'm reading is Alex Rider Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz. The setting is in multiple places, but the main setting is in the French Alps in the setting of point blank (the Academy for bad children with rich parents) it was originally an asylum, Alex describes the Academy when he first saw it as a jumble of towers and battlements, green sloping roofs and windows of every shape or size. He said it's a circular central area with two wings and that one, was bigger than the other one and there were two floors. He said snow is covering all the mountains also. The time is around modern times because they have all the same technologies as us today. The protagonist of the book is Alex Rider he is a kid from England and is a …show more content…
James said,"yes it was me getting dragged down the steps" and that he was replaced with a replica. Alex then reveals his true identity and why he is at Point Blank. Then Mrs. Stellenbosch snuck up behind Alex and knocked him out, Alex was handcuffed to a chair and then Dr. Grief reveals his plans, Project Gemini. Project Gemini is a project where 16 identical 14-year-old copies of Dr. Grief were made. Then Dr. Grief used plastic surgery to make the clones look like the real boys at Point Blank. Then they switched the clone out for the real boy, the reason they had identical rooms upstairs was so the clones can see what the real kids act like and be like them. The whole plan behind this was when they're rich parents die and The clones inherit their money Dr. Grief will take it and become a world leader. Dr.Grief then takes Alex to his cell. Alex escapes the basement, then he uses an ironing board to snowboard down the mountain, there is a huge battle between Alex and all the guards and Alex ends up knocked out on the ground. Alex is then taken to a hospital in a nearby town the doctors tell Mrs. Stellenbosch, Alex is dead. But really what's happening is that Alex is with a team of SAS soldiers going back to the school to save the other kids. A huge fight scene happens and Mrs. Stellenbosch gets shot and dies and a SAS member dies too. Also, Alex drives a snowmobile into Dr. Grief helicopter as it tries to fly away and it explodes and kills Dr. Grief. Then all the clones were arrested and put in jail. Alex then goes back to normal, but when he gets to his school there is already a clone of him there so Alex fights the clone and one of them goes into a hole and the hole explodes. The book doesn't say which Alex it is that
The story starts out talking about how Alex is nervous for Day of the dead
The story’s time period is never mentioned but it is believably in present time, due to the use of computers and cell phones and other modern-day technology.
As previously stated, Kozol explains the physical conditions and the lack of funding. These two examples can useful to comparing the book with my school. Kozol states that physical appearance and health of students and staff can change the perception of students and what other people view the school and students as. Many enter Classical and see the ceiling falling and the outdated classrooms students use today. This can make an individual believe that this school is poor and not worth investing in. The physical appearance can create an illusion to any individual that only students in poor communities attend this school. In addition, it can also make them believe that they lack education compared to a well invested school in a wealthier community. However, Classical is the exact opposite of this. This school is a college preparatory school that is ranked number one in Rhode Island. Although the school may lack on its physical appearance it truly contradicts the stereotype that is said about school with similar physical appearances as Classical and create social and educational
Andy goes back to school and talks to his basketball coach about how he feels about Rob's death and how his fiends and family feel about the accident. In addition, they discuss Andy's sentence because Andy keeps punishing himself for Rob's death. Everybody at school was crying during Rob's memorial service. Grief Counselors from downtown come to the school to try to get the kids to share their feelings.
Jane Langton wrote a very interesting book. It goes with the other five fantasies of the Halls family, The Time Bike. The name of this book intrigues many people. It is about a kid named Eddy Hall. He gets a bike that he always wanted for his birthday, after it is stolen, he gets a package from India, and it was a box big enough for a bike.
This book took place in the present time. It was mostly in Madison in Andy's high school and Madison Community College.
and bad breaks. All in all it was a good season, but not exactly what
Archibald is not willing to accept the dire fate of his son, so he takes Michael’s cardiologist and everyone in the emergency room hostage in a desperate attempt to save Michael’s life. Archibald was falsely led into believing his son was on the transplant list, so he could be assassinated by the police. When faced with knowing his son was not on the list, he attempted to commit suicide in order for his son to receive his heart and live.
This shows that Alex words that deny Rudy the opportunity to go to the special school caused his death. Rudy would have been alive if Alex words had accepted the opportunity for the special school.
book takes place in, is called to action and set in motion on his Hero
...ital. They fed him well and he had an entire hospital wing to himself. The man who had conditioned him showed up and offered to take care of Alex and to be his friend. This shows Alex is starting to climb the pyramid again.
At the bank where Alex’s uncle's office had been, an undercover MI6 agent greeted him and said the door was locked. When she left the room to take a phone call, Alex crawled out a
Setting: This book starts out in this kids house his name is crash. Then they go to the arcade. That is where they spend most of the story. Then close to the end they go to the riverside.
This sensational novel is an adventure novel consisting of an enterprising Englishman touring the globe. Woven within are historical facts, such as the British Empire and colonies around the globe, as well as historically accurate locations.
...d shots and Alan’s hand had gotten hit. The boys were back inside and the police called and told them that Doctor Curt had arrived. Doctor Curt spoke to the boys and told them that the first shot had been an accident; and that he had read the paper and it looked fine, so they could come out. The kids all walked out, they dropped their guns and were handcuffed, except for Zach who went to his mother and got his medication.