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231 pp.
| Scholastic |
January, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-66573-5$16.99
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4-6
When twelve-year-old Mark learns his cancer has returned, he runs away to climb Mount Rainier with his dog, Beau; the trip could be a chance to fulfill a dying wish or it could be a suicide mission. Mark's journey across Washington state unfolds dramatically to a harrowing climax, but the characters' tendency to philosophize can be grating at times.