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1) The contest
Author
Series
Everest volume 1
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
2) 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.
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Blending historical facts with imaginative fiction, interweaves the story of George Mallory's ill-fated 1924 attempt to be the first man to conquer Mount Everest and a single day in the life of his wife as she waits at home in England for news of his return.
6) 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
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
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Edition.
Lexile measure
1250L
Physical Desc
663 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling tale of high-altitude death and survival set on the snowy summits of Mount Everest, from the bestselling author of The Terror. It's 1924 and the race to summit the world's highest mountain has been brought to a terrified pause by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine high on the shoulder of Mt. Everest. By the following year, three climbers -- a British poet and veteran of the Great War, a young French Chamonix...
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
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The elite scientists of Sigma Force race to track the ultimate mystery of mankind--the origins of life. From the frozen peaks of the Himalayas to the diamond fields of the Congo, they face daunting challenges as they try to unlock the cryptic secret.
A fire in a Copenhagen bookstore ignites a relentless hunt across four continents. Commander Gray Pierce dives headlong into a mystery that dates back to Nazi Germany--and to horrific experiments performed...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
466 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
". . . A young American discovers he may be the heir to the estate of an English WWI officer and alpinist, left unclaimed for nearly 80 years, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover the true story of the officer's love affair with the woman who may or may not be his great-grandmother"--
16) The summit
Author
Series
Everest volume 3
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
154 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ... "--p. [4] of cover.
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.
18) Tintin in Tibet
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1975
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tintin searches the mountains of Nepal and Tibet for his friend, victim of an airplane crash.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
319 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn't allowed a goal to consume him. But when his charming older brother, Nate, suggests that they attempt to be the first Black American men to summit Mount Everest, Dixon can't refuse. The brothers are determined to prove something--to themselves and to each other. Dixon interrupts his orderly life as a school psychologist,...
20) Breathless
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She's given up everything for this story--her boyfriend, her life savings, the peace she's made with her climbing failures in the past--but it's a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track....