The Boy in Room 9

Tonight is Alex's last night in the hospital - he is going home tomorrow. As he was studying his French he met the boy from next door. He was also young - about Alex's age. His name was Paul Drevin. He was jealous that Alex was going home and that he would have to stay an extra day. Alex went to bed for the final time in the hospital but awoke after midnight and couldn't fall back to sleep. He decided to go for a walk. As he was on his walk toward the receptionist he saw 4 men enter the hospital. They wanted to visit Paul Drevin. The receptionist said that they would have to come back in the morning during visiting hours because it was almost 1AM. The men didn't want to hear this and pulled out a gun.

Who do you think these men were and why do they want to see Paul so badly?

New Book - Ark Angel

Today we learned that Alex Rider did survive the shooting. We also learned about the new threat - "Force Three" - eco-warriors. They will do what ever it takes to protect the planet. We also know that Mr. Webber spoke at a conference today and mentioned how dangerous "Force Three" was. He did this to make $250,000. After he spoke on the phone - it exploded.

Who do you think made the phone explode?
Why did they do it? - Mr. Webber was only do what the asked him to

Chapter 18 - High Resolution

Mrs. Rothman found out what was different about Alex - she made him take his retainer out of his mouth and smashed it. Just after she smashed it their was an explosion - MI6 had finally arrived. The smoke allowed Alex to get away from Nile and he climbed onto one of the ropes of the hot-air balloon. He was determined to stop it from reaching 1000 feet.

Do you think that Alex will be successful in stopping the balloon from reaching 1000 feet and activating the satellites?

Chapter 17 - The Church of Forgotten Saints

Alex was finally reunited with Julia Rothman and Nile. He was searched to see if he was carrying anything from his "capture" by MI6 - they found nothing, but Mrs. Rothman was still very suspicious. She and Nile took Alex to see "Invisible Sword" - it was located inside the Church of Forgotten Saints and Alex put all of the pieces together. "Invisible Sword" was invisible because no one would see it coming. Scorpia attached the satellites to hot-air balloons and they were going to be exactly 1000 feet in the air where they can send the signals to release the nanospheres. Alex signaled to MI6 of his whereabouts.

Do you think that MI6 will get to ALex in time or do you think that Alex will have to stop Scorpia by himself?

How do you think that Scorpia will be stopped?

Chapter 16 - Deadline

Today we learned that Alex has a lot riding on MI6 finding the satellites and being sure to remove them. (He was given a shot at Malagosto.) Alex worked with Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones to convince Scorpia that he was captured and escaped. Scorpia believes that Mrs. Jones is dead.

I really thought that the homing device in a retainer was a great idea.

After the fake car accident - Alex contacted Scorpia and they were sending someone to pick him up.

Do you think that Alex will convince Mrs. Rothman that he is still working with Scorpia? Do you think that Alex and MI6 will find the satellites in time?

I think that they will find the satellites in time because I think there is another book after this one in the series. I also think that it isn't going to be easy...what complications do you think that Alex and MI6 will have to face?

Chpater 15 - Remote Control

MI6 brings Alex Rider into their COBRA meeting and with his help they uncover what "Invisible Sword" is.

"Invisible Sword" is a way for Scorpia to kill many people with a remote control. Scorpia injects a poison coated with gold into a person. The injection goes to the heart and stays there until it is "told" to open up by a certain electronic charge.

Now that MI6 knows this information how are they going to stop Scorpia from using "invisible Sword" and killing thousands to hundreds of thousands of kids?

WHY?

Why do you think that Mrs. Jones made the call to have Alex's Dad killed?

Do you think that Alex will go through with his task and assassin Mrs. Jones? Why or Why Not.