Young Adult Fiction Extreme Sports
Vertical Limits
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- Extreme Sports, Extreme Sports
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 15
- Recommended Grade
- 6
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552857830
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $8.95
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Description
This time, when Jake and Peter stumble upon adrenaline-pumping adventure, it's high in the peaks of the Bugaboo Mountains just west of the Rockies. Fifteen-year-old Jake is obsessed with solo-climbing a soaring granite spire. His best friend, Peter, is as absorbed with filming Jake for a video as he is in not divulging his secret fear of heights to the runaway girl who joins them. Though a talented climber, the surly runaway girl seems possessed by a death wish. When Jake arrives at the halfway mark and cheerfully hangs his overnight cot on anchors at a death-defying 150-storey height above the ground, all seems well, but the next day, a lightning storm begins to unravel this carefully planned high-risk adventure. When a crisis prompts the girl to put her life at stake for Jake, it falls to Peter to overcome his fear to get everyone home safely. Packed with mountaineering lore and cliff-hanging tension, Vertical Limits features adventures in competitive gym climbing, outdoor urban climbing, and wilderness rock climbing.
About the author
Award-winning author Pam Withers has written numerous bestselling sports and adventure books for teens, including four for Orca Book Publishers: Camp Wild, Breathless, Daredevil Club and . Pam is a former outdoor guide, journalist, editor and associate publisher. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband and tours North America extensively. For more information, visit www.pamwithers.com.
Librarian Reviews
Vertical Limits
In this sixth title of the Take It to the Xtreme outdoor sports adventure series, a role reversal sparks a relationship shift between the series’ fifteen-year-old best friends, Jake and Pete. The usually cautious Jake “pushes the envelope” as he becomes a skilled “rock jock.” Competitive gym climbing, outdoor urban climbing and wilderness rock climbing all excite him, while the usually over-confident Pete, who has always struggled with a fear of heights, must be content with low-level climbing and videotaping Jake’s showy escapades. On a dangerous climbing adventure with Katja, a sullen teenage runaway and excellent climber, all three must unite to avert tragedy.Pam Withers lives in Vancouver and is a frequent speaker in schools. Her website is: TakeItToTheExtreme.com.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2006-2007.
Vertical Limits (Take It to the Xtreme)
Jake and Peter face another adrenalinpumping adventure, this time high in the Bugaboo Mountains. Book Six is packed with mountaineering lore and cliff-hanging tension.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
