To the Summit

by Claire Rudolf Murphy, Various (Illustrations)

Seventeen-year-old Sarah hopes that accompanying her father on an expedition to climb Mount McKinley will help to bridge the gap that has widened between them since her parents' divorce

Genres: Young Adult

201 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 1992

About the author

Claire Rudolf Murphy has loved history since she was a young girl; in fact she majored in it at Santa Clara University. Murphy is the author of fourteen books for children. A former middle and high school teacher, she is a member of the faculty of Hamline University's Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Washington.

Reviews

[Shawnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book. I'm glad Sarah redeemed herself in the end because she started out as a very spoiled brat.

[Bethany (CozyLittleBookNook) · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF page 40
Yet again just wasn't feeling this, and as I've been saying, to many book not enough time.

[Kim Ammons (youthbookreview) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Geez, I only finished this book a few days ago and I'm already sure that I want to reread it someday. A classic human vs nature tale that I would've adored as a kid, up there with My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves. At the very least, it's made me want to go hiking, which is very unlike me. It just makes me want to go on an adventure!