Crocodile Tears By Anthony Horowitz: Summary
Background Information on Crocodile Tears, Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz, a New York Times best-selling author, has written over
40 books. Some of his books include the Alex Rider series. Horowitz specializes in mystery and suspense. The book, Crocodile Tears, is the eighth book in the series. It was written in December of 2009 (www.anthonyhorowitz.com).
Summary
Some people serve their country with no purpose. Other's, such as Alex
Rider, do have a purpose, some more personal than others. His parents were killed when he was just a baby. Then, almost a year earlier, Alex’s uncle was murdered. Alex Rider, a 14-year-old British spy that has helped MI6 in the past, thought that he was done with all of the spy work and could be a normal kid again, but then one day, a journalist, Harry Bulman, showed up at his front door. Bulman wanted to exploit Alex and everything that he has done for MI6 to everyone. The solution was to go to MI6. He presumed that they would get force Harry Bulman to not publish he findings about Alex, but in return, Alex had to investigate a simple issue at Greenfields. At Greenfields, they worked with genetically modified, or GM, plants that could change the world in many ways, some that held too much power to certain people, such as Desmond McCain, founder of First Aid, a charity that helps injured civilians in world catastrophes. When Alex goes to Greenfields to investigate, he puts himself into a dangerous situation in which terrible events that follow. It is up to Alex to save the world from the world's biggest catastrophe. …show more content…
He chose to serve his country. It is definitely not easy, but he believes that what he is doing is right. What he has done says it all, but not everyone has to go through what he Alex did. He teaches readers not to be afraid to stand up to what is right.
Anthony Horowitz, a New York Times best-selling author, has written over
40 books. Some of his books include the Alex Rider series. Horowitz specializes in mystery and suspense. The book, Crocodile Tears, is the eighth book in the series. It was written in December of 2009 (www.anthonyhorowitz.com).
Summary
Some people serve their country with no purpose. Other's, such as Alex
Rider, do have a purpose, some more personal than others. His parents were killed when he was just a baby. Then, almost a year earlier, Alex’s uncle was murdered. Alex Rider, a 14-year-old British spy that has helped MI6 in the past, thought that he was done with all of the spy work and could be a normal kid again, but then one day, a journalist, Harry Bulman, showed up at his front door. Bulman wanted to exploit Alex and everything that he has done for MI6 to everyone. The solution was to go to MI6. He presumed that they would get force Harry Bulman to not publish he findings about Alex, but in return, Alex had to investigate a simple issue at Greenfields. At Greenfields, they worked with genetically modified, or GM, plants that could change the world in many ways, some that held too much power to certain people, such as Desmond McCain, founder of First Aid, a charity that helps injured civilians in world catastrophes. When Alex goes to Greenfields to investigate, he puts himself into a dangerous situation in which terrible events that follow. It is up to Alex to save the world from the world's biggest catastrophe. …show more content…
He chose to serve his country. It is definitely not easy, but he believes that what he is doing is right. What he has done says it all, but not everyone has to go through what he Alex did. He teaches readers not to be afraid to stand up to what is right.