The theme of perseverance, is one that everyone can relate to. Look no further than Alex Rider in Stormbreaker, the finest teenage spy we've ever seen. Alex faces challenge after challenge an unforgiving boot camp, a high-octane mission, and countless near-death experiences along the way. Sometimes he thinks that he can't go on. Sometimes he thinks that he's just been wasting his time. But—no matter what—he always comes through in the end. Mallory was an extraordinary climber, and nothing would force him to give up. His body was found in 1999, well preserved by the snow and ice, 27,000 feet up the mountain, just 2000 feet from the peak. Give up he did not. His body was found face down on a rocky slope, head toward the summit. His arms were
