Peak

This book is called Peak because I know it sounds crazy that's the main characters name. Peak was born a climber. His dad makes a living by guiding tours up Everest. HIs mom quit climbing when he was born but both his parents were rock rats. I think that what Peak does was way to risky. He basically just wanted to climb. So instead of just plain saying can we go climbing he decided to do it himself. So he scales skyscrapers. ( Illegally by they way.) Of corse his plan doesn't involve being caught but when he his he faces three and a half years of jail or going to Nepal to live with his dad. There is one twist. He doesn't go to Nepal right away. He goes to Tibet to climb Everest. His dad wants to have the youngest person to ever climb Everest have climbed with his group for publicity. I think that his dad is completely selfish and greedy. I know that isn't very fair but still. Most of the people who climb Everest don't come down to tell the tale. So using his son for publicity and at the same time risking his life seems so selfish. Though still this book was good. It was mainly about survival and if you know everything about me you know that I love survival stories. Plus it also shows you how lucky you truly are. The sherpa on the mountain that help you while you are climbing have to risk there lives like that to just support their family, put food on the table, and clothes on their backs. That piece of the book seemed to sting when you think about how much we take for granted. I hope that you at least consider reading this book.