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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780545038133 ISBN: 0152024174 Label: Harcourt Children's Books Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Harcourt Children's Books Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 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. 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 readers won't be able to put down. Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - The Peak Moment in a Young LifeMy wife is in a bookclub and she was reading this, so i decided to read it with her. It's the story about a 14 year old boy named Peak who gets arrested for climbing the outside of the Woolworth building in New York City like he was Spiderman. The judge decides to put Peak on probation with the understanding that he will be living with his birth dad, who happens to be a champion rock climber. The dad takes his son on a rock climbing expedition up Mount Everest. Along the ... Read More Rating: - "Into Thin Air" for KidsRoland Smith's Everest adventure story, reading like a low-calorie version of Jon Krakauer's bestseller INTO THIN AIR, is sure to please the YA crowd, whether they are climbers real or vicarious. The 14-year-old protagonist, Peak Marcello, is the son of divorced climbers and finds himself switching from living with mom to living with dad when he must escape the US for a crime he commits in the opening pages (hint: think King Kong). His dad, Joshua Wood, is an expert climber and leads expeditions ... Read More Rating: - Most Boring Roland Smith Book EverI normally enjoy Roland Smith stories but this one was a boring book. It was so repetitive and so juvenile for its class that it made me want to go and jump of a mountain. This books plot was so limited and its format was so cheesy. Younger readers would like this book alot but I think it is a disappointment. Rating: - What a thrillThis book is great! I teach middle school students where we do a One Book, One Community unit every year that the entire school gets involved with. I was very impressed with this book. It is a fast paced read that really intrigues the reader. I felt myself climbing Mt. Everest as I was reading. I feel honored that the author will be visiting our school later in the school year to meet with our staff and students. Rating: - PCE Student ReviewMy favorite book is Peak by Roland Smith. Peak is the main character. Peak has not seen his long lost father because he got a divorce with Peak's mom. His dad asks him if he wants to climb Mt. Everest. Peak says yes. But the reason that he is going is because he has to. First he was climbing a NY skyscraper and people found out. So they told the Police. So then he has two decisions, 1-go to Juvey or go climb Everest with his long lost father for a couple of months. His dad owns a climbing company in ... Read More |