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First published in the United States of America by Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2001

Published in Great Britain by Walker Books Ltd, London

Published by Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2002

Published by Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004, 2006, 2010

Copyright © 2000 by Anthony Horowitz

“Christmas at Gunpoint” copyright © 2010 by Anthony Horowitz

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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE PHILOMEL EDITION AS FOLLOWS :

Horowitz, Anthony, date
Stormbreaker / Anthony Horowitz.—1st American ed.
Summary: After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian,
fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle’s
dangerous work for Britian’s intelligence agency, MI6.
ISBN: ISBN 978-0-399-23620-4 (hc)
[1. Spies—Fiction. 2. Terrorism—Fiction. 3. Orphans—Fiction. 4. England—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H7875 St 2001 [Fic]—dc21 00-063683

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