Peak by Roland Smith is the story of Peak Marcello who is the 14 year-old son of two mountain climbers. This adventure book opens with Peak being arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper. He can either go to juvie or go to Thailand and live with his father whom he’s never met. He chooses to go live with dad but soon discovers that dad has ulterior motives. He’s determined that Peak will be the youngest human to reach the top of Mt. Everest. Be prepared to be cold when you read this book. Scaling Everest is something Peak wants to do but complications arise and he must make a difficult choice.
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