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Fidler, Mark

 
9780595252817: The Call of Sagarmatha
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595252818 ISBN 13 : 9780595252817
Editeur : iUniverse, 2002

Synopsis

By the author of Pond Puckster!Making diving headers on the soccer field or climbing the toughest walls of rock, Mardi Slote lives life to the fullest. Like her father, she fearlessly "pushes the envelope" in all she does. But when her father announces that he is going to climb the world's tallest mountain, a mountain that has already claimed more than a hundred lives, Mardi is afraid.The Call of Sagarmatha follows David Slote's battle for survival against the elements on Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha, as the native people of Nepal refer to it. Meanwhile, Mardi must come to grips with her anger over that climb, an anger which threatens to destroy her zest for life, and tear her family apart. In a novel which captures the drama of climbing, from the rocky cliffs of New Hampshire to the slopes of Mount Everest, the greatest struggle is in the soul of a twelve year-old girl.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

By the author of Pond Puckster!Making diving headers on the soccer field or climbing the toughest walls of rock, Mardi Slote lives life to the fullest. Like her father, she fearlessly "pushes the envelope" in all she does. But when her father announces that he is going to climb the world's tallest mountain, a mountain that has already claimed more than a hundred lives, Mardi is afraid.The Call of Sagarmatha follows David Slote's battle for survival against the elements on Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha, as the native people of Nepal refer to it. Meanwhile, Mardi must come to grips with her anger over that climb, an anger which threatens to destroy her zest for life, and tear her family apart. In a novel which captures the drama of climbing, from the rocky cliffs of New Hampshire to the slopes of Mount Everest, the greatest struggle is in the soul of a twelve year-old girl.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mark Fidler lives in Waltham, Massachusetts with his wife and three sons. Besides writing, he teaches high school math and computer science.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595252818
ISBN 13 
9780595252817
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
142
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780595742110: The Call of Sagarmatha

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0595742114 ISBN 13 :  9780595742110
Editeur : iUniverse, 2002
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