Peak is an amazing book by one of my favorite authors Roland Smith. Peak is a story that you will read again and again, enjoying it every time.
Peak is about a boy named, well, Peak. Peak spends his spare time illegally climbing and tagging skyscrapers in New York City. Eventually he gets caught and could possibly spend 3 years in juvenile detention. But just at the right time his long lost father offers him a chance to go with him to Nepal to climb Mount Everest. Peak agrees but suspects that there are a few strings attached. In this gut wrenching story, Peak is faced with a daunting task- climb Mount Everest and come down alive.
I was introduced to this book through my school's book club- Battle of the Books. It's the best book that they have asked us to read and kudos to them for making such a good decision. Peak has a lot of moving parts and I enjoy that. This includes his relationship with his father and his new friend Sun-Jo the sherpa and their problems with the Chinese law enforcement that keeps interfering with their climbs. The one thing that I think this book is missing is the relationship with his mother and twin half-sisters "the two peas". He makes only a few calls to them but it leaves a profound effect. I have read this book four or five times and it gets better every time.
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