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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Tate are long-time friends and climbing buddies, and now they are embarking on the greatest climb of all--Mount Everest--with Tate's father and another friend; but as the climbers encounter physical and emotional challenges the higher they go, the expedition starts to slide toward disaster, testing the teens' courage and determination"--Provided by publisher.
Rose and Tate have trained their whole lives to summit Mount...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always dreamed of climbing to the top. He becomes a guide, leading treks through the Himalayas, and finally attempts the highest mountain himself, but doesn't make it. Across the ocean, in New Zealand, Edmund Hillary grew...
4) The climb
Author
Series
Everest volume 02
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman that follows a group of young climbers to the top of Mt. Everest!
The height of danger.Everest. The ultimate climb. The greatest of risks.Four kids are on a quest to reach the top-and none of them are among the four anyone expected to be there when Summit Athletic started the contest to bring the youngest team of climbers to the peak. Their ascent is not easy. The weather is harsh, and the competition...
5) The summit
Author
Series
Everest volume 3
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman that follows a group of young climbers to the top of Mt. Everest!
The height of the world.Four kids are prepared to go into thin air. Each one of them could break a record if they reach the top. And each one of them knows that standing at the summit is only half the battle-they'll still have to come back down to earth. None of them is prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ..." -P. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air. Each one of them could break a record if they reach the top. And each one of them knows that standing at the summit is only half the battle-- they'll still have to come back down to earth. None of them is prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Conditions are extreme. Supplies are low. The temperature is far below zero. And one of the kids is trying to sabotage the...
Author
Series
Rebel girls (Chapter books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
A fictionalized biography of the Japanese mountaineer recounts how Junko's determination helped her become the first woman to climb Mount Everest.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 4
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
After a call for assistance from his old friend Professor von Volt, Geronimo Stilton--adventure writer and editor of "The Rodent's Gazette"--travels to Mouse Everest and finds himself kidnapped by a yeti.
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 13
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A plane carrying a team of scientists has gone missing over Mount Everest. They were thought to be carrying the first true Yeti skull ever recovered -- proof that the Abominable Snowman really existed. Can Jack and his fellow agents use their climbing skills to brave the highest mountain on earth and recover the priceless skull?
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