Monday, December 12, 2011

ALEX RIDER: SCORPIA RISING

Read the opening chapter of your selected book and answer these questions:
1) title and author? date published?
2) general purpose of this book?
3) narrative hook? quote it.
4) define five key words from the opening chapter.
5) is your book any good? (your evaluation so far, questions you may have about what you read or about what is unfolding.

The title of the book is Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising and the author is Anthony Horowitz. The date it was published was January 17, 2011. The general purpose of the book was to entertain the audience with another sequel to the acclaimed Alex Rider series. The narrative hook is "The man in the BLACK CASHMERE coat climbed down the steps of his private, six-seater Learjet 40 and stood for a moment, his breath frosting in the chill morning air. My book is very interesting and every sentence keeps me hooked to the book and on the edge of my seat.
1. cashmere - a type of fabric used to make clothing
2. Learjet 40 - a type of aircraft
3. espionage - spying
4. Elgin Marbles - marbles from a spefic place in Egypt
5. - King's Cross International - a place in England.

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