High as a Hawk

“Spread your wings, girl.”

Those words begin the toughest climb of eight-year-old Harriet’s life: to the top of Longs Peak in Colorado. To get there, she’ll have to overcome steep slopes, a freezing blizzard, and what her wise trail guide calls “surprises.” But she simply must try—both for herself and for the mother she has lost.

Climbing this mountain means she will also need to climb an even bigger mountain down inside. Yet if she succeeds, she will spread her wings and fly…high as a hawk.

Based on the historic 1905 ascent by the youngest person ever to climb Longs Peak, this book combines T. A. Barron’s powerful, poetic writing with Ted Lewin’s magnificent, evocative paintings. Together, they make a truly inspiring journey.