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Peak

Peak Hardcover - 2007

by Robert Pool; Roland Smith; Anders Ericsson

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The emotional, tension-filled story of a 14-year-old boy's attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest is an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk.

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Harcourt Children's Books, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title Peak
  • Author Robert Pool; Roland Smith; Anders Ericsson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harcourt Children's Books, Orlando, FL
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0152024174I3N01
  • ISBN 9780152024178 / 0152024174
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.44 x 5.86 x 0.86 in (21.44 x 14.88 x 2.18 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 760
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Coming of age, Survival skills
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006024325
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

After Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. Big strings. He wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit--and his motives are selfish at best. Even so, for a climbing addict like Peak, tackling Everest is the challenge of a lifetime. But it's also one that could cost him his life.
         
Roland Smith has created an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family, and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk. Peak is a novel readers won't be able to put down.

From the publisher

Ages 12 and up. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 9.0 114836. A Junior Library Guild selection.

Media reviews

“Here’s the perfect antidote for a kid who thinks books are boring. . . . The nifty plotting, gripping story line and Peak’s assured delivery give those who join this expedition much to savor.”
Publishers Weekly (starred)

Citations

  • ALA Best Books Young Adults, 01/01/2008, Page 1
  • Booklist, 04/01/2007, Page 49
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2008, Page 12
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2007, Page 486
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2007, Page 290
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2007, Page 355
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 05/01/2007, Page 457
  • Kliatt, 05/01/2007, Page 20
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/04/2007, Page 51
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2007, Page 160
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 04/01/2007, Page 56

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