Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz

Point Blank, the second of the Alex Rider series, was written by Anthony Horowitz.  Anthony Horowitz has also written many books that include: Evil Star, House of Silk, and obviously The Alex Rider series.

Point Blanc is and academy in the SWISS Alps.  Point Blanc is also where rich parents send their mischievous teenage sons to change and take responsibility.  Point Blanc is also, most importantly, where Alex Rider is sent.  No, Alex is not rich.  No, Alex is not mischievous.  No, Alex is not a regular teenager.  

Now you might be wondering what is someone like Alex Rider doing in a place like Point Blanc.  Well, the thing is, Alex works as a spy for Britain's intelligence agency, also know as MI6.  He was sent their to investigate after two wealthy men are killed.  These two men have one thing in common.  Their sons.  Both of these men's sons attend Point Blanc.  So, MI6 send Alex Rider, their youngest spy and the only person that could play the part, to investigate.  When Alex investigates, he is in awe as to what he finds out.  Will Alex find out what is wrong before it is too late?

This sci-fiction book was uniquely interesting and entertaining.  In this book, Alex Rider is a teenage spy...A TEENAGE SPY!!!  Because he is a teenage spy, this book contains tons and tons of action, suspense, and mysteriousness.  Action, suspense, and mysteries.  If you combine these 3 things into a book.  Well, let's just say this.  You will be entertained for the whole time from the first 5 sentences you read to the very last word of the very last page.

In this book, something goes horribly wrong and Alex is left thinking that he is by himself without the help from the people who sent him to do this mission.  He assumed that MI6 did not care or forgot about him.  Later in the book, Alex yells at the people telling them how he felt.  Then, he discovers that they trusted him and were with him the whole time.  He just didn't know that they were alongside with him the whole entire time.  After reading this book, I was taught that I should not assume what I do not know.  Like Alex, I tend to assume things about people that I didn't know the whole story about.  This book is not only filled to the brim with action, suspense, and mysteriousness, but also has a great lesson to offer to its' readers.

One of Horowitz's opinions that I do not agree with is that you should just let things fall were they may.  Or in other words, just wing-it.  I do not think that it was very wise of Alex or MI6 just to "wing-it."  I think at least they should have a plan.  Even though they did not know anything accept that bad boys were going in and good  men were coming out.  They should have at least had a plan even for the unknown.  It just seems that MI6, Britain's top intelligence agency, would have a plan for their missions.

This is some dialogue from Mr. Blunt( MI6 President) to Mrs. Jones( MI6 Vice).

"And if Alex contacts us again?"

"Then we'll go in."

"We may be too late."

"For Alex?  I'm sure you don't need to worry about him, Mrs. Jones.  He can look after himself."

(Horowitz, Anthony. New York: the Penguin Group, 2002. 191. Print.)

If you are interested in reading this rather awesome book, pay attention  to ALL of the details because it will all come into play in the last few chapters.