Crocodile Tears
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–+ · 2009

Crocodile Tears

By Anthony Horowitz

Part of the Alex Rider series

Teen spy battles a deadly virus plot threatening global chaos.

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416 pages
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Teen superspy Alex Rider faces his toughest mission yet: stopping a con artist's deadly scheme involving genetically modified corn capable of unleashing a catastrophic virus. As nations hang in the balance, Alex must navigate gunfire, explosions, and mercenaries to thwart a disaster designed to enrich a villain. Can Alex save the world from this airborne threat, or will he become another casualty in a high-stakes game of greed and survival?

From the publisher

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who’s saving the world one mission at a time–from #1 New York Times bestselling author! A charity broker con artist has raised millions of dollars in donations, only to invest them in a form of genetically modified corn that has the power to release an airborne strain of virus so powerful it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. A catastrophe so far-reaching that it would raise millions of dollars more in charitable donations, all of which would be embezzled by one man. The antidote? Alex Rider, of course, who survives gunfire, explosions, and hand-to-hand combat with mercenaries–just another day in the life of an average kid. From the author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
416
Reading age
10–99+
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
740L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~R
AR points
14
AR interest level
MG+
AR quiz
133870
Publication
Published
November 16, 2010
First published
November 1, 2009
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142417195

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