SKELETON KEYBook by: Anthony Horowitz

ALEX RIDER HAS NO FAMILY

BUT HE DOES HAVE A JOB

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

AND HE FOUND OUT HIS UNCLE DIED

AND FINISHED HIS UNCLE’S JOB, SAVING THE WORLD

AND HE’S BACK

HE UNEXPECTEDLY MET AN AGENT AFTER A SOCCER GAME

AND HE WAS SENT TO THE U.S OPEN

HE MEETS A NEW GIRL HE LIKES

AND FEELS NORMAL FOR ONCE

HE SEES AN ASIAN MAN ACTING SUSPICIOUS

HE CHASES HIM AND FINDS HIMSELF IN A LARGE ROOM

AND THE MAN CHASES HIM WITH A FORKLIFT!

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

1 OF HIS TWO CIA PROTECTORS GO ONTA A DANGEROUS BOAT

ALEX BLOWS UP THE BOAT, KILLS EVERYONE ON BOARD, AND SAVES

CARVER FROM DEATH

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

VACATION

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

RUSSIA

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

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

SAROV WANTS ALEX TO BE HIS SON!

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

BUT DOESN’T END THE CALL WHEN SAROV’S ASSISTANT SHOOTS A GUARD

AND THE POLICE SHOW UP

BUT THE PLANE ALREADY TOOK OFF TO DESTROY THE WORLD

THE POLICE NOTIFIED THE RUSSIAN ARMY AND SAROV AND THE ARMY

ENGAGE IN A BATTLE

ALEX TAKES CARE OF SAROVS ASSISTANT, AND SAVES THE WORLD

FROM A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

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

ALEX SAYS HE WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN HAVE HIM AS A FATHER AND

SAROV PULLS THE TRIGGER

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

THE CIA BLAME ALEX FOR THE DEATH OF THEIR TWO AGENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT

WAS DANGEROUS BUSINESS AND WASN’T HIS FAULT

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

ASSISTANT DOES

BUT SAROV PULLED THE TRIGGER ON HIMSELF NOT ALEX

ALEX HAD PHYSICAL SCARS, BUT MAINLY MENTAL AND WASN’T REALLY GONE BUT

FAR OUT OF REACH

ALEX WON’T EAT OR GET OUT OF BED

MI6 AGREES HE WON’T BE ON ANOTHER MISSION

FOR NOW

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

SLIDES BY JACK GUNSHENAN 1/25/13

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