Mount Everest

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

By Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air is the definitive account of the deadliest season in the history of Mount Everest. Five climbers died, and another was badly injured in the rogue storm that swept Everest in May of 1996. This book is available on audio and was also adapted into a movie version.

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Peak

Roland Smith

A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

9780152024178

Middle School

Biographical Information:

http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/08949940-21F7-4A70-AB9C-30399CFAC9FE/0/Peak.pdf

Discussion Questions:

http://www.tampagov.net/dept_cable_communication/Files/Reading_Guide_to_Peak_by_Roland_Smith.pdf

http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/08949940-21F7-4A70-AB9C-30399CFAC9FE/0/Peak.pdf

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Mount Everest

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

By Jon Krakauer

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Peak

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