The Edge

The International Peace Ascent is the brainchild of billionaire Sebastian Plank: Recruit a global team of young climbers and film an inspiring, world-uniting documentary. The adventure begins when fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello and his mountaineer mother are helicoptered to a remote base camp in the Hindu Kush Mountains on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. When the camp is attacked and his mother taken, Peak has no choice but to track down the perpetrators to try to save her. Fans of the bestselling Peak will be thrilled with this gripping, high-stakes sequel.

About the author

New York Times best-selling author Roland Smith is the author of nearly thirty young adult novels including Peak, The Edge, Beneath, Above, Sasquatch, Elephant Run, Zach’s Lie, Shatterproof (39 Clues), the Cryptid Hunters series, the I, Q series, and the Storm Runner series. His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards. He lives in Arkansas.

Report

"Extreme sports meets ruthless killers in a survival-of-the-fittest chase." - School Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Roland Smith
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2016
• EAN: 9780544813540
• ISBN: 978-0-544-81354-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 123 mm x 199 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 147 g
• Series: A Peak Marcello Adventure
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Asia, Middle East, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Boys & Men *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Coming of Age *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Family / Parents *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: People & Places / Middle East *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Places / Asia