Within Reach: My Everest Story (Nonfiction)

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Summary: A great story
Review: I thought this book was really good. At first I didn't think this book was going to be any good. But when I got in to the story it started getting better. You start wondering what was going to happen next, although I was disapointed in the ending because it left me hanging. It was one of the better books I've read.

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Summary: a good book
Review: I liked the book but I was a little disapointed in the end. It is sort of sad in some parts because some people died. I thought the decision he made in the end was the right decision. I liked this book because it was exciting.This book inspired me to go out and do something, but i'm not really sure what. That was my book review. I hope it inspird you to read the book WITHIN REACH.

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Summary: Mountain Adventure
Review: Within Reach is the story of a young man, Mark Pfetzer, and his amazing adventures as he struggles to complete his dream. Starting in the RI Rock Gym with Mark meeting Geoff Tabin, climber, Within Reach shows the good and bad of climbing. When Mark's dad gets sick, you really feel that something terrible is going to happen, and you just can't shake it off you. Within Reach is a story for all levels. It makes you feel as if Mark is confiding his greatest trust in you because it is written like his journal. It is written on such a personal basis that you feel like you have experienced Mark's triumphs and failures along with him. Over all, I would recommend this as an excellent non-fiction book.

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Summary: "Within Reach" My Everest Story
Review: "Within Reach" is the true story of Mark Pfetzer and his dream of climbing Everest, starting in the RI Rock Gym. Quickly, he developed a passion for climbing of all sorts. His Passion took him all over the world, to the Kathmandu airport, where having your baggage stolen was routine, to Nepal, to the Himalayas, and eventually, Everest. This book ranks as one of my favorite non-fictional stories because it is very captivating and it is a huge inspiration, showing that even ordinary people can achieve great things if they set their minds to it. I think that Neal Beidleman sums up Everest best with his response to Mark's query about his running in 100-mile races. "Yes, I do run them. And you know what? This [Everest] is harder."

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Summary: Within Reach : My Everest Story
Review: This was a great book from a teenager's perspective. This book is very inspiring to young children, teenagers, and kids who want to rock climb. I enjoyed this book because I love to rock climb. Mark expresses the way he feels about his life, problems, fears, and bumps in-between. He sets of to conquer his dream summiting Everest. But, will he summit?
It starts at a 13 year-old kid with a dream. It ends with a 16 year-old trying to conquer it.

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Summary: Getting To The Top!
Review: I think that this book is good for kids my age. (9-12) I am not saying it isn't good for grown people. It teaches hids how a thirteen year-old kid can try to climb the highest mountain. It taught me that I should never give up. I might get hurt but I have to keep trying. The story is about a young guy named Mark who is going to climb Everest. He has climbed a few mountains before but none this big. He meets the Sherpas and people in his group. He is the youngest person in history trying to get to the top. His parents support him in all his decisions. This book is like a diary of Mark's life on Everest. The book gives us his every feeling.

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Summary: Within Reach
Review: Within Reach is a great book! Mark Pfetzer is a young mountain climber. But being young, he will have problems. He travels to many places. Finally he gets to Everest, but can he summit? He has gone to Ama Dablam and many other mountains to get this far. But on Everest the winds can blow you off the mountain. The altitude has air so thin that you think with reasoning of a five year old. The death zone on Everest lives up to its name. Will he and his team partners make it? Or will he try again? Or worst, die on the mountains?

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Summary: Never Give Up
Review: Excellent book! I loved it! 'Within Reach' is a book about Mark Pfetzer. He is fourteen when he decides that he will follow his dreams and become a mountain climber. Read the book and find out that mountain climbing is not all its cut out to be. I think that this book is very exciting. You will not be able to put it down. Fantastic. Read about how hard it is to follow your dreams when you are very young.

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Summary: An Adventure for everyone
Review: My Everest Story is a fun and adventurous book. I really liked the book. My Everest Story is about this boy named Mark. He has a love for mountain climbing. His dream is to climb Mt. Everest. He can see Everest from the mountain he is climbing. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Summary: Ice and Life
Review: In an ordinary place, Mark Pfetzer made his life extraordinary. Have you ever been to a rock gym but wondered what it must be like to climb the tallest and most advanced mountain in the world, ice crystals shifting, dodging rocks left and right? Imagine standing on a 26,000-foot peek looking above and beyond the endless clouds. Mark Pfetzer has done amazing things with his life. If you enjoy climbing, or even if you don't enjoy climbing, you will enjoy this unique adventure up into thin air. This book is at a 3-6 grade reading level.