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The Contest (Everest #1)
A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman about a number of kids competing to be the youngest person to ever reach the top of Mt. Everest
Four kids. One mountain.
They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. Wh
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Four kids. One mountain.
They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. Wh
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
August 1st 2002
by Scholastic Paperbacks
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Oct 19, 2011
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I read this book somewhat under duress. After sitting on his shelf for more than a year, my son chose it for a book report, and I decided it was finally time for me to read it, too - despite the fact I've picked it up and read the first couple of pages several times. For some reason there was something about the idea of a bunch of young teens trying to make it onto an Everest expedition that turned me off. I've read enough about Everest treks, including Krakauer's "Into Thin Air," to know that v...more
Everest #1: The Contest, by Gordon Korman
An athletic company is holding a contest to sponsor the youngest climber ever to summit Everest, the highest mountain in the world. "The Contest" follows several young hopefuls as they compete for a place on the four person team.
Book one in an action-packed trilogy, "The Contest" is quick, decent read. My main complaint is that Korman uses several climbing terms and equipment pieces that he doesn't explain until the end of the book, if at all. For exampl...more
An athletic company is holding a contest to sponsor the youngest climber ever to summit Everest, the highest mountain in the world. "The Contest" follows several young hopefuls as they compete for a place on the four person team.
Book one in an action-packed trilogy, "The Contest" is quick, decent read. My main complaint is that Korman uses several climbing terms and equipment pieces that he doesn't explain until the end of the book, if at all. For exampl...more
Have you ever dreamed of climbing Mt. Everest? In Everest: The Contest by Gordon Korman a few lucky climbers get that chance. This book follows the story of a young boy, Dominic, and his older brother who want to get the chance of a lifetime. Dominic is obsessed with finding his way on to the expedition team by winning a contest. They both find their way on to the candidate list and go to compete for spots on the team at a camp. Training camp is very difficult and very competitive. Each day is a...more
This was a fun adventure type novel. I never would have picked it up based on the cover, because it looks like a nonfiction book, and I just have a hard time with nonfiction, but it was recommended to me by a friend. The book I read had all three Everest novels in one, and they read extremely quickly. Possibly this is partly because in the prologue of the first book, it lets you know right off that one of the teen hikers isn't coming back from Everest, but you won't find out who until the end of...more
Four kids want to be the first to climb the highest mountain in the world Mount Everest. The mountain has claimed the lives of many adults, so the American Junior Alpine Association hosts a competition of intensive training to weed out the real talent from the people who don't have what it takes. This climbing contest began as a friendly competition. As the climb progresses, the mountaineers realize just how extreme the conditions can be. Supplies start to run low. The kids may be trying to fix...more
This is a children's series that doesn't try to talk down to kids. Instead, these books introduce new terms and techniques from the sport of climbing that even many adults have not come in contact with. This series does not try to make reading easy. It focuses more on the story and the adventure. I do have complaints about the series, like the fact that it is a series. The beginning of books two and three both have to recap what has occurred to that point in the story. Just make it one book so t...more
This book is the first in the trilogy (of which I don't own). It revolves around a group of children chosen to go through boot camp and be chosen to attempt a climb on Everest. In a reality type format, a group of children come together in Colorado to go through trials and tribulations and to be voted onto the Everest expedition.
One kid, Dom, is there because he collected the needed letters from the bottle caps and energy bars. He's only 13 and the group leader thinks that is way too young. As k...more
One kid, Dom, is there because he collected the needed letters from the bottle caps and energy bars. He's only 13 and the group leader thinks that is way too young. As k...more
This is a fabulous book (I actually am going to have to get the next two in the series to read this summer to see what happens). This book/series will absolutely appeal to boys as well as girls. And you find yourself rooting for the underdogs (another plus when selecting books for younger kids to read). Korman may become a staple author in my classroom library as I can see his appeal across many different types of readers. This series follows the quest of young people to make it to the top of Ev...more
This book is very interesting and intense. I really enjoy all of the detail that Gordan Korman slips into each chapter of his book. some of the weaknesses that this book has is that it can drag on and not get straight to the point. Sometimes the book feels like it is just filling pages. some strong points of this book are that it goes deep in detail and makes you feel as if you are in the mountains of colorado with the team training.this book is a must read for people with any interest of the mo...more
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I think that EVEREST was a really amazing book because it made me want to read the other two books because there are cliff hangers and they always make me want to find out what happens at the end. I think that people that would like thins book is people that like action and adventure. If you read only this book then it wont be good but if you read the other books then it would make it more exiting. My favorite thing about this book is that I know what's going on and its not confusing. This book...more
After my last experience with Gordan Korman, I was a little wary wading into this series. But my sister, who is obsessed with Everest insisted that I give it a try, so I picked it up one day.
Boy, oh, boy, is Gordon Korman back. His Everest trilogy reminded me that, despite his missteps, Korman can weave a pretty fantastic story when he wants.
The plot revolves around thirteen-year-old Dominic Alexis, a young climber whose brother Chris is the second-ranked young mountaineer in the world. He wins...more
Boy, oh, boy, is Gordon Korman back. His Everest trilogy reminded me that, despite his missteps, Korman can weave a pretty fantastic story when he wants.
The plot revolves around thirteen-year-old Dominic Alexis, a young climber whose brother Chris is the second-ranked young mountaineer in the world. He wins...more
I have recently just finished my book Everest. It's about a competition and the 5 finalists get to climb Mount Everest. However, many more people joined. You can get into the competition by either finding a candy rapper that says you won or you can be recruited. One person each week will be eliminated. Everyone will do training sessions and if the counselors don't think your good enough you will be eliminated. There is are decisions made. You have to read the book to see what happens!!!
Korman books fill the "Guys Read" section in my library - and with good reason. Kids love his characters and adventure settings in the Everest, Dive and Shipwrecked series. In "The Contest," korman throws together four kids who are vying to be the youngest climber to scale Everest. These kids all have drive and ambition and will stop at nothing to capture the title. If you're a competitor that enjoys some chills and thrills with your sport, this book/series is a great choice.
(Just a heads up, this review is about all three books because they're all one story)
If you like action, adventure, books about survival, mountain climbing, or books that make your heart pound as you sit, eyes wide open, at the edge of your seat, then Everest is the book for you. It's about a team of chosen climbers who endure the worst, who give everything they've got to meet their dreams, stand at the top of Everest. Things go wrong, so terribly wrong, as one climber tries to keep another from...more
If you like action, adventure, books about survival, mountain climbing, or books that make your heart pound as you sit, eyes wide open, at the edge of your seat, then Everest is the book for you. It's about a team of chosen climbers who endure the worst, who give everything they've got to meet their dreams, stand at the top of Everest. Things go wrong, so terribly wrong, as one climber tries to keep another from...more
What an outstanding first book in a series! If you love survival stories, you have to read this title. This is the first book in the Everest survival series. Several kids compete to be the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest. The boot camp is tough, but finally they have a team assembled to climb the mountain. This is a build up to the second book in the series, The Climb. Awesome adventure, survival story…I couldn’t put it down!
Feb 04, 2010
Anthony
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This book is about a group of kids that won a contest through this protein shake and protein bar company to go and climb mount Everest with the best climbers in the world. They first start out in colorado and move through a series of cuts to get to the final cut and if you make it through the final cut the kids get to go to Alaska to brave the harsh elements that are similar to the conditions on everest except for being on a glacier.
This book tought me to never quit.
This book tought me to never quit.
In this book the main charactor Dominic Alexis is tring to get into the SummitQuest athletics. He is so small that the ledader of the Quest (Cap Cicero) trys to kick Dominic off the team, but he is so skillful that Dominic makes the team. Now he is trying to go to the top of the world. I learned from this book that you should never judge anyone by by there hieght or the way they look.
This was a very interesting book. I really enjoyed most of it. I was a little confused at the beginning because there were so many characters but you never really got to know who was who. Once the characters became clear, I started to really enjoy it. The kids were so different from each other. The story was intense. It kept it interesting. I'll be reading the next book in the series right away.
I gave it a five star because i really like when it is so relaxing but at the same time you just want to hop in the book and help the people and stuff like that. i really like a lot of the action and adventure books because when you are reading the book it is like you just want to be in the book with them or you just fell like you are in the book when you are reading it.
One of Gordon Korman's extreme sport series, this "cliff-hanger" (excuse the pun but I couldn't resist) will have kids clamoring for more and dying to know the outcome. This is part one of a 3-part series. Korman has also written Island and Deep, both 3 part series of this type. More reluctant reader stuff - boys and girls. hi-lo. 132 p. Adventure.
It had interviews with the people trying to climb the mountain. It was great because it had information about them climbing mountains and I liked the characters, but the most exciting part was when Dominic was climbing a mountain shaped like a mushroom and he jumped and landed on the top when nobody else could solve how to get up.
This book is good. It's super short though and I guess its for younger kids like I don't know 11 to 13 or older (I'm 14 not that old) but I think most would like it then. As for me I love this book it's good a break from other books. It has action and well I like Gordon Korman.
Short books that are good well...I like them as much sometimes as long complicated good plots. Sometimes I just like to read a fast book so whatever.
Short books that are good well...I like them as much sometimes as long complicated good plots. Sometimes I just like to read a fast book so whatever.
I had to read this stupid ass book- no SERIES that doesn't deserve a second glance back in grade 4 and it was literally torture. If i remember correctly I failed the entire unit because this book was so effing boring it was ridiculous.
Definitely not something you want to give to a fourth grader- or really anyone to read.
Definitely not something you want to give to a fourth grader- or really anyone to read.
I actually picked this up for Cayden. It was a little too advanced for him, but would be great for 5th or 6th grade, especially an adventure lover. A quick, breeze through kind of read. Got it done in an hour or so. Lots of action, some character development, though not a ton. Still, great for upper grade school kids.
This book is going to cost me! I recommended it to some 4th graders right before vacation. One had read and loved Pop! by Korman, so I thought this would be a good match. I know that they are going to love this book and want book 2 and 3, so I'd better get busy and purchase them. Truth is...I want to read on, too!
a good book and i hope to read the rest of the series. when a team is found there is no going back. when dominic and his older brother crisis go to the summi sports complex in colorado they are scouted for the kid team which will clime mt. everest little did they know that there would be so much competion
A quick, competitive, and suspenseful story to kick off what I imagine will be an exciting and successful trilogy. As a posse of young climbers compete to win one of four slots on a Mt. Everest climbing expedition, they come face to face with their athletic and personal strengths and challenges.
I've been wanting to read this trilogy for a long time. Everest has always fascinated me. I like to read these shorter, easier books sometimes so I can recommend them to the kids I teach at school. I will definitely recommend these to upper elementary and middle school students.
This series is perfect for adventure seekers. Though it is sad at times, it is realistic fiction about kids climbing Mount Everest. There are unforseen twists in the story, which keeps you on your toes through the whole series. I woudl definitely recommend this book.
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Korman wrote his first book, "This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall", when he was 12 years old, for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in "The Sixth Grade Nickname Game", wherein Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher.
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