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Stormbreaker — Content Guide for Parents

By Anthony HorowitzPenguinISBN 9780142406113304 pages
Stormbreaker

Found in this book

  • ViolenceCentral
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • Race & cultureBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources we found do not say whether the book contains swear words.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series!

Meet the orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author!

 
They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. But Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in the windshield prove it. Yet he never suspected the truth: his uncle was really a spy for Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. And now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers . . .

Alex Rider's is debut mission is packed with bonus material - including an extra Alex Rider short story, a letter from Anthony Horowitz, and much more!

From the author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty. 


“Slam-bang action, spying and high-tech gadgets . . . a non-stop thriller!”—Kirkus Reviews

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Stormbreaker appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A reviewer calls the violence persistent and graphic, including a villain shooting a henchman, electrocution, and a plot to kill schoolchildren with smallpox. Alex faces repeated life-threatening peril, including being nearly crushed in a car, attackers on ATVs, and a villain's plan to spread a deadly disease.

  • Does Stormbreaker have violence?

    Found (Central): A reviewer calls the violence persistent and graphic, including a villain shooting a henchman, electrocution, and a plot to kill schoolchildren with smallpox.

  • Does Stormbreaker have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Alex faces repeated life-threatening peril, including being nearly crushed in a car, attackers on ATVs, and a villain's plan to spread a deadly disease.

  • Does Stormbreaker have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Stormbreaker have race & culture?

    Found (Brief): The villain describes how poverty, racism and bullying shaped his childhood, though the story is not centred on race.

  • Does Stormbreaker have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources we found do not say whether the book contains swear words.

  • Does Stormbreaker have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Stormbreaker have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Stormbreaker have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Stormbreaker have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.