Peak: A Heart-Pounding Tale of Adventure, Father-Son Dynamics, and Mountain Climbing (A Peak Marcello Adventure, 1)

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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:

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*Booklist, starred review

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harcourt
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2008
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0152062688
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0152062682
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 – 13 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.66 x 7 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ A Peak Marcello Adventure
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 – 9
Best Sellers Rank: #23,721 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Teen & Young Adult Extreme Sports Fiction #13 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Boys’ & Men’s Issues (Books) #56 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories
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