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…
4.2Overall Score
Peak
Reader's Review An intriguing fictional adventure about a boy who climbs Mount Everest for the first time. The complicated story line is better for older readers. To look out for ...
Reader’s Review
An intriguing fictional adventure about a boy who climbs Mount Everest for the first time. The complicated story line is better for older readers.
To look out for
- Islamic Values: Main character gets in trouble because he illegally climbs skyscrapers. His father has not seen him in seven years, and the two do not have a good relationship initially. In addition, the father lies in order to be able to get his son to climb Everest – with the goal of personal fame.
- Violence: Climbers get sick because of the thin air. Mention is made of a boy who dies trying to imitate the main character. Mention is made of the mother breaking her back when climbing. Parents encourage climbers to worry about themselves and not others.
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