- Young Adult Fiction, Orphans, Spies, Cloning
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.
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Classical in form, contemporary, unpretentious and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Anthony Horowitz
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 274
- Publisher
- Hachette Jeunesse, La Galera, SAU, Scholastic Inc.
- Editions
- 49
- Language
- English, French, Spanish, heb
- ISBN
- 9781406360202
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Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. Anthony has written over 40 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which he adapted into a movie that was released worldwide in 2006. The Alex Rider series is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide. His highly anticipated novel, Oblivion, the epic conclusion to the Power of Five series, was published in October 2012. Anthony is also an acclaimed writer for adults and was commissioned by the Conan Doyle Estate and Orion Books to write t
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