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Key Features Description After 14-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. 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. He encounters the dangers of climbing, experiencing physical and emotional challenges that bring him to critical decisions testing his strength and maturity.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 that readers won't be able to put down. After 14-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. 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. He encounters the dangers of climbing, experiencing physical and emotional challenges that bring him to critical decisions testing his strength and maturity.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 that readers won't be able to put down. Product Details Item #: NTS503268 ISBN13: 9780545032681 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 256 Publisher: SLEEPING BEAR PRESS Genre: Adventure Grades: 8 Guided Reading Level: GR Level T DRA Level: 40 - 50 ACR Level: 5.0 Peak Paperback Book 5.96 Out Of Stock Out Of Stock Email me when back in stock Top {{#if inStock}} {{#if isSubscribe}} {{button.label}} {{else}} {{button.label}} {{/if}} {{/if}} {{#if isOutofStock}}{{oosMessage}} {{#if isTSO}}Email me when back in stock {{/if}} {{/if}} {{#if isLearnMore}} {{#if learnMoreUrl}} {{button.label}} {{/if}} {{#if learnMorePhone}} Contact Us{{learnMoreNumber}} {{/if}} {{/if}} x {{query}} in All ({{match.model.model}}) {{query}} in {{facet.myHashMap.value | facetValue}} ({{facet.myHashMap.count}}) What can we help you find? Search PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE TM ® } commonUtil.enableMouseflow(); Key Features Item #: NTS503268 ISBN13: 9780545032681 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 256 Publisher: SLEEPING BEAR PRESS Genre: Adventure Grades: 8 Guided Reading Level: GR Level T DRA Level: 40 - 50 ACR Level: 5.0