The Edge

Book #2 in the Peak series

A teen climber must rescue his mother from captors in the Hindu Kush Mountains.

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240 pages· 55,904 words· Est. 6 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello faces his toughest climb yet when his mother is kidnapped during a high-stakes expedition in the Hindu Kush Mountains. As part of a global team filming a peace documentary, Peak's mission turns perilous when the camp is attacked. With his mother's life hanging in the balance, Peak must navigate treacherous terrain and outsmart dangerous foes. Will he succeed in his daring rescue, or will the mountains claim another victim? This gripping adventure tests the limits of courage and determination in a race against time.

From the publisher

Fans of the bestselling Peak will be thrilled with this gripping, high-stakes climbing adventure.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.This thrilling teen climbing adventure is “the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring” (Publishers Weekly starred review for Peak).Roland Smith’s Peak Marcello’s Adventures are: PeakThe EdgeAscentDescent

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