SuitabookNever Say Die
Anthony Horowitz
- Reading
- Because this is a later series instalment, first check whether the reader knows Alex’s earlier circumstances. Pause after emotionally intense or threatening sections to discuss trust, motives and how the danger is portrayed.
- Themes
- Grief and hope: Alex is recovering from Jack Starbright’s death, then receives a message that makes him wonder whether Jack may be alive. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Trust and manipulation: Alex pursues a doubtful lead while SCORPIA is described as knowing his weakness. The situation clearly involves uncertainty and possible manipulation, but it is not clear whether the narrative endorses or criticises Alex’s choices.
- Responsibility amid danger: Alex’s personal search becomes connected to a terrorist plot that may affect many lives. The plot contrasts a private search with wider stakes, creating scope to discuss responsibility, but the book’s judgement of Alex’s actions is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes the death of a close caregiver, terrorism, threats to many lives, dangerous situations and a horror-related classification. The intensity and detail of these scenes are not established.