Peak Author: Roland Smith | Language: English | ISBN:
B003K16PJ6 | Format: PDF
Peak Description
The only thing you’ll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below. – Peak Marcello
After fourteen-year-old 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. 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. 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. The story of Peak’s dangerous ascent—told in his own words—is suspenseful, immediate, and impossible to put down.
- File Size: 365 KB
- Print Length: 257 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0152062688
- Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (August 1, 2008)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003K16PJ6
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,341 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #17
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Peak by Roland Smith
From the back of the book:
For a climber, saying that you are stopping by Everest is like saying you are stopping by to see God.
When fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello's long-lost father presents the opportunity for them to summit Everest together, Peak doesn'te ven consider saying no -- even though he suspects there are few strings attached. And if he makes it to the top before his birthday, he'll be the youngest person ever to stand above 29,000 feet. It's not a bad turn of events for a guy who's been stuck in New York City with only sky-scrapers to (illegally) scale.
This is a great "guy" read, though I believe female readers will enjoy it as well.
Peak was considered and rejected for the 2011-2012 Pikes Peak Battle of the Books List. Now that I've had a chance to read the book, I think it is a shame that it was not added to the list.
What I liked about the book: The adventure. Smith has created a well plotted story with lots of spine tingling thrills. The story also contains messages about facing the consequences of your actions and making sacrifices for others. The messages are clear, but not presented in an overbearing manner. Young readers don't mind having a message in their reading, they just don't like to be hit over the head with it. I like that the story is told in Peak's voice. It helps pull the reader into the story.
What I didn't like about this book: I liked it all, but to be honest - I started reading this book with the preconceived notion that I would not like it. A colleague had read the book and was insistent that it is not suitable for 5th graders. However, the book appears on several 5th grade reading lists. I usually try to read books with an open mind.
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