BOOK REPORTS

Characterization

            Peak is the main he character in my book. He is a very brave and persistent person. He is also very smart and very good at rock climbing. I think peak is very brave because he goes to a school where everyone has a certain talent. Some of the kids like his little twin sisters are really good at piano, some are actors, some are very smart. Peak doesn’t really have a talent. He is an alright writer but other than that he’s an outcast, but Peak knows his talent…. Climbing. Peak sneaks out of his house at night and climbs… skyscrapers. Peak manages to climb seven skyscrapers by himself until one night he gets caught. He is brave because after this he decides to move in with his biological father who lives in China. If he goes back to the U.S he will be arrested and thrown in juvenile detention center for 3 years. Peak gets a little surprise they make a stop in Tibet. Then Peak finds out he’s going to be climbing Everest. He will be the youngest American to ever do it. Peak also finds out it’s partially a publicity stunt for his dad’s climbing company. Peak feels let down that his dad only bailed him out for this reason.

Recommendation

            This was probably the best book I’ve read all year. I really liked it because it actually made me want to keep reading. It had a really good plot and was obviously well thought out by the author. It really described the personalities of the characters which I really liked It helped me understand the book a lot better. One thing I didn’t like is some of the foreshadowing got confusing at times, but it also helped to e3xplain the book at the same time. Without the foreshadowing there wouldn’t be a book because at the beginning the foreshadowing explains about half the book. The foreshadowing also makes it so you want to keep reading, you want to find out what happens next. There is a lot of action in this book too. All throughout the book there’s action. It’s not one of those books where you have to read halfway to get to the good parts. The first ten pages are about Peak climbing the skyscraper. When Peak and his dad are climbing there’s action. It just never stops with this book so if you ever just want to read a book, pick up the book Peak.