Peak

I was impressed with this book. What started out as a slow story that I thought would be the traditional “child deals with abandonment issues” type of book turned into quite the compelling story. There were points where the amount of climbing references, while necessary to the book, caused me to loose interest due to not being a climber myself. A slow starter but once you get into part two well worth the read.

This book has been on my bookshelf for at least three years. I picked it up for the kids at the middle school book fair but the premise and initial hook always intrigued me. I was looking for a quick read while waiting for my book club book to come last week and thought, why not? I was glad I picked it up. I really enjoyed it!

Wonderful short read, and a great life lesson on what really matters.