Peak

Smith, Roland

ISBN 10: 0152024174 / ISBN 13: 9780152024178

Editore: Clarion Books, 2007

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0152024174I4N00

Riassunto:

In this unputdownable, spine-tingling adventure of a lifetime called “a winner at every level,”* fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello attempts to be the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest.

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 an overseas climbing company.

But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. Big strings. As owner of Peak Expeditions, he wants his son 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. It's also one that could cost him his life.

This thrilling teen climbing adventure is "the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring" (Publishers Weekly starred review).

Roland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are:

• Peak
• The Edge
• Ascent
• Descent

*Booklist, starred review

Informazioni sugli autori:

ROLAND SMITH has written many books for children and young adults, including Zack's Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. He lives outside Portland, Oregon.

 

ROLAND SMITH has written many books for children and young adults, including Zack's Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. He lives outside Portland, Oregon. 

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Peak
Casa editrice: Clarion Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket