1. Book by: Anthony Horowitz

2. ALEX RIDER HAS NO FAMILY

4. BUT HE DOES HAVE A JOB

6. 1 YEAR AGO HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST BRITISH AGENT AT AGE 14

7. AND HE FOUND OUT HIS UNCLE DIED

10. AND FINISHED HIS UNCLE’S JOB, SAVING THE WORLD

12. AND HE’S BACK

14. HE UNEXPECTEDLY MET AN AGENT AFTER A SOCCER GAME

15. AND HE WAS SENT TO THE U.S OPEN

17. HE MEETS A NEW GIRL HE LIKES

18. AND FEELS NORMAL FOR ONCE

19. HE SEES AN ASIAN MAN ACTING SUSPICIOUS

20. HE CHASES HIM AND FINDS HIMSELF IN A LARGE ROOM

21. AND THE MAN CHASES HIM WITH A FORKLIFT!

23. ALEX DEALS WITH HIM, AND TRAVELS TO FLORIDA WITH THE CIA

25. 1 OF HIS TWO CIA PROTECTORS GO ONTA A DANGEROUS BOAT

27. ALEX BLOWS UP THE BOAT, KILLS EVERYONE ON BOARD, AND SAVES CARVER FROM DEATH

28. TROY, CARVER, AND ALEX TRAVEL TO SKELETON KEY ON A SUPPOSED FAMILY VACATION

29. CARVER AND TROY ARE KILLED AND ALEX IS TAKEN BY GENERAL SAROV OF RUSSIA

31. ALEX TRIES TO ESCAPE, AND IS STOPPED AND IS ALMOST KILLED

32. ALEX SNOOPS AROUND AND FINDS A NUCLEAR BOMB AND A DIFFERENT BOMB

34. SAROV WANTS ALEX TO BE HIS SON!

35. ALEX MAKES A CALL TO THE POLICE, AND SAROV STOPS HIM

37. BUT DOESN’T END THE CALL WHEN SAROV’S ASSISTANT SHOOTS A GUARD AND THE POLICE SHOW UP

39. BUT THE PLANE ALREADY TOOK OFF TO DESTROY THE WORLD

40. THE POLICE NOTIFIED THE RUSSIAN ARMY AND SAROV AND THE ARMY ENGAGE IN A BATTLE

42. ALEX TAKES CARE OF SAROVS ASSISTANT, AND SAVES THE WORLD FROM A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

44. SAROV COMES UP TO ALEX WITH A GUN AND SAYS HE IS GOING TO SHOOT HIM

46. ALEX SAYS HE WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN HAVE HIM AS A FATHER AND SAROV PULLS THE TRIGGER

48. MI6 TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NOW WITH ALEX GONE

49. THE CIA BLAME ALEX FOR THE DEATH OF THEIR TWO AGENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DANGEROUS BUSINESS AND WASN’T HIS FAULT

51. THE HEAD OF MI6 DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ALEX’S SCARS BUT HIS ASSISTANT DOES

52. BUT SAROV PULLED THE TRIGGER ON HIMSELF NOT ALEX

53. ALEX HAD PHYSICAL SCARS, BUT MAINLY MENTAL AND WASN’T REALLY GONE BUT FAR OUT OF REACH

54. ALEX WON’T EAT OR GET OUT OF BED

56. MI6 AGREES HE WON’T BE ON ANOTHER MISSION

57. FOR NOW

58. ALEX KNOWS THAT WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH, YOU’VE GOT TO GET TOUGH

59. SLIDES BY JACK GUNSHENAN 1/25/13 PEROID 1 READING