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__Peak __ by Roland Smith This book is about a kid named Peak who gets busted for illegally scaling skyscrapers in New York City. He then has the choice of either going to Juve or to go and live with his dad on Mount Everest. The book is written in Peak's word because he writes the story as he climbs the mountain.



[|Mount Everest]






 * ** Mount Everest **** Facts **
 *  Mount Everest’s highest peak is 29,035 feet
 *  Some causes for avalanches is if the snow does not pack down firmly or a hard snow layer comes over the soft one.
 *  Every year there are over one million avalanches.
 *  Mt. Everest rises a few millimeters each year due to geological forces.
 *  The most dangerous, death causing spot on Everest is the Khumbu Ice Fall. ||