by Roland Smith
Harcourt, 2007
GENRE: Sports Fiction (Mountain
Climbing), Adventure, Survival
HONORS: National
Outdoor Book Award, Miami Herald Best Kid's Books for 2007, 2008/2009 Texas
Lone Star Reading List, Booklist Editor's Choice, 2008 Best books for Young
Adults, 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2008 Selected
Audiobooks for Young Adults, New York Public Library's 2008 Books for the Teen
Age List
REVIEW: After the
14-year-old son of mountaineering parents is arrested for climbing a New York
skyscraper to graffiti his signature blue mountain peak tag, Peak Marcello is
sent to live with his father in China. But instead of China, Peak’s father
takes him into Tibet where they will attempt to make Peak the youngest person
to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Can Peak make it to the top? Or is he
simply a pawn in one of his father’s games?
OPINION: I had no
idea what I was getting into when I first started listening to this audio book,
but it quickly sucked me in to its fast paced and intriguing story. I had never
heard much about the climbing of Everest and was fascinated to learn about it
through the narrative of the story and it made me want to further investigate
non-fiction about climbing to see examples of things like “crampons” and other
climbing gear I was reading about. It was an exciting and captivating read!
IDEAS: I would
incorporate this book into a tween and/or teen program involving sports and
adventure where they would participate in mini game competitions as a sort of
“Table Top Olympics” that mimic various sports portrayed in books including
table football, playing card “mountain” building and a paper toss. I would also
include this in a sports fiction display and one about mountain climbing.
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