Above All Else - by Dana Alison Levy (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Tate are best friends and climbing buddies, and now they are embarking on the greatest climb of all--Mount Everest; but as the climbers encounter physical and emotional challenges the higher they go, the expedition starts to slide toward disaster, testing the teens' courage, determination, and their feelings for each other."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In a novel as riveting, irresistible, and heartbreaking as <i>Into Thin Air</i>, teen climbing prodigies Rose and Tate attempt to summit--and survive--Mount Everest.</b> <p/>Rose Keller and Tate Russo have been climbing for years, training in harsh weather and traveling all over the world. The goal that kept them going? Summiting Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. Accompanied by Tate's dad, the two will finally make the ultimate climb at the end of their senior year. But neither Rose nor Tate are fully in the game--not only is there a simmering romance between them, but Rose can't get her mind off her mother's illness, while Tate constantly fails to live up to his ambitious father's standards. <p/>Everyone on their expedition has something to prove, it seems. And not everyone is making the best decisions while short on oxygen and exhausted, body and mind. The farther up the mountain they go, the more their climbing plans unravel and the more isolated each team member becomes. Rose and Tate will have to dig deep within themselves to determine what--or who--they value above all else.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Two friends embark on an emotional and physical challenge.<br> Rose and Tate have been lifelong friends, traveling the world and summiting mountains together. Now, at the end of their senior year of high school, they're going for the big one--Mount Everest. But Rose feels conflicted about climbing without her mother, and Tate has a terrifying secret. Their journey from San Francisco to the highest altitude in the world tests their physical and mental strength and endurance. The isolation and harsh conditions force the pair to examine their feelings for one another as well as their motivations for climbing and the impact of the tourist trade on the environment, culture, and people of Nepal. Each chapter begins with the date, altitude, and location, helpfully setting the scene for a narrative that alternates between Tate and Rose, with some chapters acting as flashbacks. Setting and character details abound, deftly balanced with Tate and Rose's emotionally engaging relationship. This combination allows readers to feel the dangers of climbing, the anticipation of trying for the summit, and the firecracker chemistry between the leads. A map provides context, and an author's note offers insight into the multiple meanings of sherpa/Sherpa, further reading, and organizations that support Nepalese people, specifically Sherpa families affected by accidents on Everest. Rose is biracial (with a White dad and Puerto Rican mom); Tate is White and has ADHD.<br>An engrossing, suspenseful, and thought-provoking adventure. <br>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/><i> </i> <br><i> </i>Rose and Tate are your average high-school seniors from California, but they're also legacy mountain climbers embarking on the trip of a lifetime. As they prepare to climb Mount Everest along with Tate's father, the two teens are simultaneously riddled with life's "big questions" where they'll go to college and whom they want to date. These are soon overshadowed by more dire questions, however, as a tragedy befalls the Sherpas right before the scheduled climb. Tate's PTSD is triggered, and the dynamics between family and friends begin to unravel. Levy's fast-paced novel mirrors the frantic, heartrending, and blood-pumping journey undertaken by her characters. Thanks to a detailed map of the mountain routes, readers can track Rose and Tate's adventures as they wind around each other like climbing ropes, their stories dovetailing into a passionate, climactic romance. As they explore their reciprocated feelings, they must put aside disagreements and work together to survive the climb. A physical and emotional expedition, filled with danger, death, disease, and above all else, sacrifice.<br><i>--Booklist<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Dana Alison Levy has written several lauded middle grade novels<i>. Above All Else</i> is her YA debut. She was born and raised in New England and lives in Massachusetts.
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