reviewed by Thomas
 

Title: Everest :The Contest

Author: Gordon Korman

Genre: Adventure

Suitable Age Category: 9+

Publisher: Scholastic

Number of Pages: 137

Summary:  Hundreds of hopefuls including Norman 'Tilt' Crowley, Bryn Fiedler, Samantha moon, Perry Noonan and Dominic and Chris Alexis gather at The Summit Athletic Sports Training Facility in High Falls, Colorado. The reason? To tryout for a once in a lifetime opportunity to try and climb the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. What they don't know, is that they will work harder than they have ever worked in their lives.

Rating:

I give, Everest :The Contest, 4 stars because it is full of adventure, high action and high altitude. The story is written in such a way that you feel you are struggling with the climbers in their quest.

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