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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 MarcelloAfter fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello is arr ested 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.Binding Type: HardcoverPublisher: Houghton MifflinPublished: 05/01/2007ISBN: 9780152024178Pages: 246Weight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.44h x 5.86w x 0.86dAward: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - NomineeAward: Georgia Children's Book Award - NomineeAward: North Carolina Children's Book Award - NomineeAward: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - NomineeAward: Virginia Readers Choice Award - NomineeAward: Golden Sower Award - Honor BookAward: Nevada Young Readers' Award - WinnerAward: Oregon Book Awards - FinalistAward: Iowa Teen Award - NomineeAward: Black-Eyed Susan Award - NomineeAward: Texas Lone Star Reading List - CommendedAward: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - RecommendedAward: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - NomineeAward: Volunteer State Book Awards - NomineeAward: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - NomineeAward: Colorado Children's Book Award - NomineeAward: Isinglass Teen Read Award - NomineeAward: Sequoyah Book Awards - NomineeAward: Sequoyah Book Awards - NomineeAward: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - NomineeAward: Young Reader's Choice Award - NomineeAward: National Outdoor Book Awards - WinnerAward: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - NomineeReview Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2007 pg. 56 - Recommended - Hard To BeatKirkus Review - Children 05/01/2007 pg. 457Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 49Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 290Kliatt 05/01/2007 pg. 20Publishers Weekly 06/04/2007 pg. 51School Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 160Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2007 pg. 486Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 132Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 355 - Superior,Well Above AverageBooklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2008 pg. 12ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 114836 / PeakReading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 9 Show more