{"product_id":"peak-9780152024178","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Roland:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Roland Smith is the author of nearly thirty young adult novels including\u003ci\u003e Peak, The Edge, Beneath, Above, Sasquatch, Elephant Run, Zach's Lie, Shatterproof (39 Clues), the Cryptid Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e series, the \u003ci\u003eI, Q \u003c\/i\u003eseries, and the \u003ci\u003eStorm Runner \u003c\/i\u003eseries. His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Website: rolandsmith.com","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612371325202,"sku":"9780152024178","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33e2eb4e-5610-47bf-97f8-2222520d30ca.jpg?v=1732373914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/peak-9780152024178","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}