{"product_id":"peak-9780152062682","title":"Peak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this unputdownable, spine-tingling adventure of a lifetime called \"a winner at every level,\"* fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello attempts to be the youngest climber to summit Mount Everest. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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 an overseas climbing company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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. It's also one that could cost him his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling teen climbing adventure is \"the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e starred review).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePeak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003cem\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Peak Marcello Adventure #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780152062682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e114836 \/ Peak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Second Place - Grades 6-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - High School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2010 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Grades 6-8","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44150260662317,"sku":"9780152062682","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_60eda131-c398-4ae2-bb34-8fbbfea8a827.jpg?v=1757313104","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/peak-9780152062682","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}