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1) Sold
Author
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 36
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie to the Himalayas in Nepal. They're searching for the mysterious Gray Ghost. Jack does not want to find a ghost. But he and Annie are excited about all the amazing animals they see. So excited, in fact, that Annie and Jack get lost in the mountains! Can they make their way to safety before the Gray Ghost finds them?" -- Provided by publisher.
3) Peak
Author
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
4) Abominable
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin and Peng, name him "Everest" and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Tate are long-time friends and climbing buddies, and now they are embarking on the greatest climb of all--Mount Everest--with Tate's father and another friend; but as the climbers encounter physical and emotional challenges the higher they go, the expedition starts to slide toward disaster, testing the teens' courage and determination" --
7) Everest
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
204 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
As part of a group of young climbers trying to climb Mount Everest, the reader must make decisions that will ensure survival and success in reaching the summit.
Author
Series
Children of the lamp volume 3
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old djinn twins Philippa and John and their friend Dybbuk have further adventures as they travel the world in search of a priceless talisman.
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 13
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
17 unnumbered pages, 101 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a plane goes missing over Mount Everest, Jack and his fellow agents must brave the highest mountain on Earth to recover its cargo--the first true yeti skull ever recovered.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
AD 1250L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
During a Hindu festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, brothers Alu and Bhalu search for a dog they can honor with food and gratitude. Includes glossary of Nepali words and suggested activities.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Chandra and her sister Deena see a demonstration of a "magic light," a solar-powered lantern, at a market near their home in Nepal and are determined to buy one, knowing it will help their little brother's cough to stop using kerosene lamps. Includes facts about Nepal and a DIY solar energy project.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nanda Singh, the youngest elephant driver in Nepal, enjoys a very special relationship with his tusker, Hira Prashad, through which he grows in understanding and compassion with all animals, including humans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Since the beginning of time, we have been fascinated with heights. Mount Everest, therefore, is at the tip top of our fascination. In this tale, you call the shots in trying to conquer dizzying heights. Each decision becomes more important than the last as you climb heavenward. Will you make it? Will you fall? Will you survive at all? YOU CHOOSE how this adventure ends. -- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Library-bound edition.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
As part of a group of young climbers trying to climb Mount Everest, the reader must make decisions that will ensure survival and success in reaching the summit.