{"product_id":"the-edge-isbn-9780544341227","title":"The Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of the bestselling \u003cem\u003ePeak\u003c\/em\u003e will be thrilled with this gripping, high-stakes climbing adventure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Peace Ascent is the brainchild of billionaire Sebastian Plank: Recruit a global team of young climbers and film an inspiring, world-uniting documentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling teen climbing adventure is \"the perfect antidote for kids who think books are boring\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e starred review for \u003cem\u003ePeak\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoland Smith's Peak Marcello's Adventures are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Readers familiar with the first book and newcomers alike will enjoy this trek.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Extreme sports meets ruthless killers in a survival-of-the-fittest chase.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"This sequel easily stands by itself, though readers new to Peak's world are likely to be so enthralled by the mountain-climbing action that they will go back to the previous book to tackle Everest with Peak as well.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890038567141,"sku":"NP9780544341227","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544341227.jpg?v=1730232424","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-edge-isbn-9780544341227","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}