As they climb, peak continues to feel ambivalent about his father, especially when he learns that sunjo is almost the same age as him. Captain shek is an officer type dude who comes to peak and trys to get information out him, like how old he is and what his friends name issun. The guide below provides before, during, and afterreading discussion questions to guide reading comprehension and promote dialogue about issues of resilience, trust, independence, family, and community. Basically, the plot of this book is a kid named peak marcello whose. The outcome of the book peak is that sunjo makes it down the nepalese side of mt. What did josh reveal to peak about why he owed sunjo and zopa. Sunjo a boy only six days older than peak, is a fellow competitor to become the youngest to reach the summit.
The only thing youll find on the summit of mount everest is a divine view. Roland smith this guide was written by teens for teens to. Sunjo gets the opportunity to summit everest with peak. Visit now to shop and save on electric and cordless snow blowers, lawn mowers, and much more. Peak tried to do his best to defeat everest by using oxygen tanks to help him breathe, and dress in the proper clothing, so he does not get frostbite.
Roland smith quotes author of shatterproof goodreads. Zopa brings along sunjo, a tibetan boy around peaks age. Sunjo sunjo is also a fourteen year old boy, like peak. In this highaltitude adventure, 14yearold peak marcellos passion for. After they arrived at the temple, peak was shocked on zopas appearance. Now peak doesnt know weather or not he can trust him.
As they climb, peak continues to feel ambivalent about his father, especially when he learns that sun jo is almost the same age as him. He and peak are in a fight for duration of the book. And also in the book the main chapters went on this huge adventure trying to figure out why their birthday kept repeating. His birthday is six days before peaks, which means if. His birthday is six days before peak s, which means if both boys get up to the summit after sun jo s birthday.
Sunjo is climbing to make money so he and his sisters can go back to school. Peak realised that sunjo needs to make it to the summit more than him. Peak did this because he cares about sun jo and peak knew that he needed the money more than he did since the government does not support monks very well. Over breakfast, a cook discloses to him that sunjo is wiped out. What advice did peaks mother give him about the climb. The main character of the story is peak, a 15 year old climber trying to climb mt. Character map of the book peak zopa by austin shiner on prezi. At this point, who seems like the stronger climber, peak or sunjo. When they finally reach the top, peak realizes that sunjo will benefit more.
Because he was the youngest person to summit everest, he got a lot of money and media attention whcih gave him the oppurunity to send himself and his sisters back to boarding school where they could all get a good education. Sunjo and peak,when they first met,had alot in common like they both didnt know their fathers that much and they are both close to each others age. This is sun jo, who later in the book becomes peak s friend. Friendship until he meets sunjo, there is no mention of peak having friends. Read firstfinal chapter from the story peak from sun jo s perspective by j1439l1115 jbear with 24 reads. He is very experienced in climbing and proceeds to climb everest with peak, josh and everyone else. He is astounded when sunjo shows up from another tent. Without a formal education there is no future for girls in kathmandu. Peak and joshua find out that sunjo is zopas grandson and that zopa is trying to get sunjo, who is also 14, to be the youngest person to summit everest 4. I would describe sunjos and peaks relationship worse then it was before. As you read the novel, find ten or more similes and record them on a separate sheet and what visual picture roland smith wants you to have. Josh asks his friend zopa, a former climber whos now a buddhist monk, to help out with peak.
What does sunjo look like in the book peak answers. He wants to summit everest for different reasons than peak you need to read the book to understand. Peak and joshua find out that sun jo is zopas grandson and that zopa is trying to get sun jo, who is also 14, to be the youngest person to summit everest 4. By the end of the book josh is perceived differently because of the way he treats peak and why he actually asked peak to come climbing. Peak was expecting a frail old holy man, but instead he was well defined as peak could see his muscles from underneath his orange robe.
Even though peak and sunjo dont have the same birthday they are pretty close together. Zopa the monk that guides sunjo and peak up everest, he cares. Peak from sunjos perspective firstfinal chapter wattpad. Mar, 20 captain shek is an officer type dude who comes to peak and trys to get information out him, like how old he is and what his friends name is sun jo and when his birthday and he trys to threaten him. If sunjo completes the climb and he does not, josh will still be able to say that his expedition was responsible for the youngest climber ever to reach the summit of everest. When they are climbing sport level 3 book 1 and when they get up their and peak decides 10 feet sap bpc 440 pdf download the top vba for access 2007 free ebook he taiwan statistical data book 20 just going warrior cats the darkest hour read online let sunjo reach the guitar lesson books pdf free download instead 8ca7aef5cf 3 4. Peak, sunjo, the film crew, holly, led by zopa, yogi and yash. Of all people of course i, sun jo, was the one to get sick on a journey to be the youngest person to ever climb everest.
He never used to be a sherpa, but he needed to earn more money for his sisters to attend their boarding school. This is sunjo, who later in the book becomes peaks friend. Everything you need to know can be found in a book. In the book peak and sunjo are preparing to climb to the top of mount everest, also a huge adventure. New york times bestselling author roland smith is the author of twentyeight young adult novels including peak, the edge, beneath, above, sasquatch, elephant run, zachs lie,shatterproof 39 clues, the cryptid hunters series, the i,q series, and the storm runner series. On the off chance that these letters can contact him, it implies every one of the letters he sent to joshunansweredadditionally came to josh. I would describe sun jo s and peak s relationship worse then it was before.
Peak marcello is 14 fourteen in the beginning of the book peak by roland smith asked in roland smith. May 11, 2010 peak and sun jo climb to the summit top of mount everest, but sun jo slips, but peak catches him and lets sun jo get to the top first on purpose. He is sunjos grandfather he had planned from the beginning to have sunjo climb to summit. Sep 09, 2016 sunjo a boy only six days older than peak, is a fellow competitor to become the youngest to reach the summit. Peak resolved the conflicts by surviving the mountain climb and only being steps away from the top where peak was kind and let sun jo get to the top instead of him. Finally he is virtuous by letting sunjo pass him, and having him reach the top of everest before he did. I think peak will spend more time with his father, zopa will be proud of sunjo for climbing to the top, and peaks father will respect peak.
The chapter beings with peak and sun jo were bring kicked out of the abc because captain sherk would think that there gone and stop looking for sun jo, continues with peak, sun jo, and zopa were in a car going down the mountain until they made a complete stop and started taking there stuff out of the truck and ends with peak reading a note that. This is a quiz about the book named peak what was peaks logo. I would highly recommend this book to students, teachers and. It turns out josh isnt the only one with ulterior motives. He is climbing mount everest because zopa is his grandpa and he wanted sunjo to climb it. The chinese soldiers found out about the forgery and tried to find him on the climb and put him in jail. Students can relate and identify with the characters of peak and sungjo. At the start of the novel he is hundreds of feet off the ground climbing a. Sun jo gets the opportunity to summit everest with peak. If you love action and adventure, this is the book for you. Sun jo sun jo is also a fourteen year old boy, like peak. What i think the quote means is that at the begging of the book it may be confusing etc. He poses inquiries about sunjo, however pinnacle claims not to know anything about the other kid.
It is more important that my sisters attend school than it is for me. He poses inquiries about sun jo, however pinnacle claims not to know anything about the other kid. Camp four pinnacle awakens and is quickly addressed by skipper shek, who has out of nowhere shown up. Even though he is direct competition with peak, he only wants sun jo to be known as youngest free tibetan. Because he was the youngest person to summit everest, he got a lot of money and media attention whcih gave him the oppurunity to send himself and his sisters back. Peak pushes on to the summit of everest climax peak and sun jo near the top of the mountain, but peak lets sun jo be the youngest person to summit everest because sun jo needed the.
Facts about mount everest, base camps, and the dangers of climbing are peak book cover. Peak, sun jo, the film crew, holly, led by zopa, yogi and yash. Oct 01, 2012 peak has been making process to the top of the mountain. The climax of the book peak is when peak finds out he will be climbing everest peak arrives at base camp, when sunjo turns out to be zopas grandson and climbing everest too when he only a week. When they finally reach the top, peak realizes that sunjo will benefit more from the fame than he will. Sun jo is the same age as peak and, like zopa, a sherpa. Why did peak help sunjo summit and then not summit himself. If sun jo completes the climb and he does not, josh will still be able to say that his expedition was responsible for the youngest climber ever to reach the summit of everest.
Sunjo is hoping to be able to make enough money to support his sisters. Zopa kept shouting at me to not give up, i was crying but i knew he was right. Study 36 terms peak by roland smith flashcards quizlet. This conflict started by sunjo having forged papers so he could climb everest. Peak realised that sun jo needs to make it to the summit more than him. Roland smith this guide was written by teens for teens to accompany the reading of this resilience literature. Peak was on his way to help me but there might not be enough time. It is unclear whether this is because of his isolated wyoming upbringing, or because he doesnt know anyone else who climbs, but friendship with people outside his family does not appear to. Peak and sunjo climb to the summit top of mount everest, but sunjo slips, but peak catches him and lets sunjo get to the top first on purpose. As a family, talk about how peak was changed by his experience on the mountain. Quia peak flashcards, matching, concentration, word search. Things had gotten a lot tougher for his family since his father died while saving joshua on everest. Sunjo, a nepalese boy who is the same age as peak, takes peak to zopa on a broken motorcycle. Read firstfinal chapter from the story peak from sunjos perspective by j1439l1115 jbear with 24 reads.
Peak made it in within 50 feet of the summit but then let sun jo get to the to instead. Peak pushes on to the summit of everest climax peak and sunjo near the top of the mountain, but peak lets sunjo be the youngest person to summit everest because sunjo needed the. What peak and sunjo did to solve the problem was to help sunjo escape the soldiers by crossing to nepal after he reached the summit. Peak and sunjo road to town on the saddest looking motorcycle peak has ever seen. What do other peoples experiences on everest, like holly and sunjos, tell peak about the mountain. Zopa pretends to take peak away from the camp, but instead, peak continues on a slower more dangerous route with the help of zopa, sun jo, yogi, and yash. How do you think sunjo and peak will get down the mountain without being discovered by captain shek. When they get there, peak meets holly angelo, a reporter, who forced. He is astounded when sun jo shows up from another tent. Sunjo is the same age as peak and, like zopa, a sherpa. My sisters are still in school and i am here to find work so they can stay there.
It was sunjo, zopa had sent him to bring peak to him. On page 142 peak says, i guess i wasnt the only one being transformed by the mountain. He is climbing mount everest because zopa is his grandpa and he wanted sun jo to climb it. So, peak is also trying to summit with another boy named sunjo who is a week older than him. Peak has been making process to the top of the mountain. Peak resolved the conflicts by surviving the mountain climb and only being steps away from the top where peak was kind and let sunjo get to the top instead of him.
I think peak will spend more time with his father, zopa will be proud of sun jo for climbing to the top, and peak s father will respect peak. Sun jo and peak,when they first met,had alot in common like they both didnt know their fathers that much and they are both close to each others age. They reach the summit, but peak lets sun jo make it to the top and take the title of the youngest climber to ever climb mt. Why was george so upset, and what did he threaten to. Peak and sunjo are secretly moved to another part of the mountain. Sunjo, peak, zopa, and two sherpa brothers named yogi and yash travel to base camp. When peak and sunjo were 5 feet away from the summit, peak decided to go back down, and let sunjo become the youngest climber to reach the summit, so he would get the money. Even though he is direct competition with peak, he only wants sunjo to be known as youngest free tibetan. Zopa the monk that guides sunjo and peak up everest, he cares deeply for sunjo. Finally he is virtuous by letting sun jo pass him, and having him reach the top of everest before he did. Peak marcello is the protagonist, or main character, because he is the one narrating the story and facing the major conflict in the novel. His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards.
He is sun jo s grandfather he had planned from the beginning to have sun jo climb to summit. Peak did this because he cares about sunjo and peak knew that he needed the money more than he. Peak made it in within 50 feet of the summit but then let sunjo get to the to instead. Zopa is trying to hide sun jo on the tibetan side of the mountain with a crazy captain shek who is after. The outcome of the book peak is that sun jo makes it down the nepalese side of mt. The chapter beings with peak and sunjo were bring kicked out of the abc because captain sherk would think that there gone and stop looking for sunjo, continues with peak, sunjo, and zopa were in a car going down the mountain until they made a complete stop and started taking there stuff out of the truck and ends with peak reading a note that. Zopa the monk that guides sunjo and peak up everest, he. Mar 01, 20 it was sunjo, zopa had sent him to bring peak to him.