Peak (novel)

2007 book by Roland Smith

Peak

Author| Roland Smith
Cover artist| Francis Floro
Language| English
Publisher| Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication date

| September 2007
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print
Pages| 246 paperback
ISBN| 978-0-15-202417-8
OCLC| 664404996

Peak is a 2007 young adult fiction novel by Roland Smith about the physical and emotional challenges that face a fourteen-year-old as he climbs Mount Everest as well as tall buildings in New York City after moving from Wyoming.[1]

## Reception

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Peak won the 2007 National Outdoor Book Award (Children's Category).[2] It received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.[3] Kirkus Reviews wrote, "The narrative offers enough of a bumpy ride to satisfy thrill seekers, while Peak’s softer reflective quality lends depth and some—but not too much—emotional resonance".[4]

## References

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1. ^ Peak at Fantastic Fiction
2. ^ "2007 Winners of the National Outdoor Book Awards". www.noba-web.org. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
3. ^ "Children's Book Review: Peak". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
4. ^ PEAK | Kirkus Reviews.

## External links

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* Peak on Google Books

* Children's literature portal

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Mount Everest

Topography
and landmarks|

* Base Camp
* Geneva Spur
* Hillary Step
* Hornbein Couloir
* Kangshung Face (East Face)
* Kangshung Glacier
* Khumbu Glacier
* Khumbu Icefall
* Lhakpa La
* Lho La
* North Col
* North Face
* Norton Couloir
* Rongbuk Glacier
* South Col
* South Summit
* Three Pinnacles
* Three Steps
* "Green Boots cave"
* Western Cwm

Expeditions|

* 1921 British reconnaissance
* 1922 British
* 1924 British (Affair of the Dancing Lamas)
* 1933 British aerial reconnaissance
* 1933 British
* 1935 British
* 1936 British
* 1938 British
* 1950–52 British–Swiss–US reconnaissance
* 1951 British
* 1952 Swiss
* 1953 British
* 1960 Chinese
* 1963 American
* 1975 British SW Face
* 1976 British–Nepalese SW Face
* 1979 Yugoslav West Ridge
* 1996 Indo-Tibetan Border Police
* 2006 Philippine
* 2007 Altitude Everest expedition
* Earth Day 20 International Peace Climb
* Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition

Notable fatalities|

* Francys Arsentiev (Sleeping Beauty)
* Peter Boardman
* Green Boots
* Sandy Irvine
* George Mallory
* Hannelore Schmatz
* David Sharp
* Joe Tasker

Committees|

* Joint Himalayan Committee
* Mount Everest Committee

In media|

* Beyond the Edge
* The Climb (book)
* The Climb (2007 film)
* The Epic of Everest
* Everest (1998 film)
* Everest (2015 film)
* Everest (Indian TV series)
* Everest '82
* Everest: Beyond the Limit
* EverestMax
* Expedition Everest (roller coaster)
* Into Thin Air
* The Man Who Skied Down Everest
* Mount Everest webcam
* Paths of Glory
* Peak
* The Conquest of Everest
* The Wildest Dream
* Wings Over Everest

Years|

* 1970 disaster
* 1974 avalanche
* 1988 disaster
* 1996 disaster
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014 avalanche
* 2015 avalanches
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018

Mount Everest massif|

* Khumbutse
* Lhotse
* Lingtren
* Nuptse
* Pumori

Records|

* Times to the summit
* 20th-century summiters

Mountain guides|

* List of Mount Everest guides
* Sherpas

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