Point Blanc could be a good read for young adult readers who enjoy thrilling espionage and action-packed stories. The most unique feature of this book is its setting, a secretive academy in the French Alps. Users who enjoy stories of teenage espionage will appreciate the protagonist's use of disguises and gadgets to uncover a sinister plot.

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• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (2004)
• Askew's Children's Book Award

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider, reluctant M16 spy, is back at school trying to adapt to his new double life...and to double homework. But M16 have other plans for him. Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link. Both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy - an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps. Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what is really happening there. Can he alert the world to what he discovers before it is too late?

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