Peak

After Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or to 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. Bigstrings. He wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summitand his motives are selfish at best. Even so, for a climbing addict like Peak, tackling Everest is the challenge of a lifetime. But it's also one that could cost him his life.

ROLAND SMITH has written many books for children and young adults, including Zach’s Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. He lives outside Portland, Oregon.