Free Climb

by Jake Maddox, Sean Tiffany (Illustrator), Bob Temple (Contribution by)

The only fun thing to do in Amir's neighborhood is climb buildings. Of course, no one will let him do that. When a police officer offers to bring Amir to a climbing wall outside of the city, Amir is thrilled. He meets William, who also loves climbing. But William doesn't want to learn the right way to climb, and before long, he is in serious danger.

63 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler–or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps–literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

Reviews

[Angel Vasquez]

I think that this book was okay.Well,I think this book gets an okay rating from me is because it's not really that exciting and most of the story is just talking and talking.Also, This book is really short,I think that if it would of been longer it could of gotten a 5 star rating.This book also includes "What" moments where i'm just shocked about what happened.Like, in one of the parts the main character has an opportunity to win but all of a sudden you just see the other guy first,i'm like "Did he teleport or something?!".That really caught me off guard.I think that's about it nothing else from this book was really standing out other than that one time the main character gets a better timing then before but other than its Okay.This is why I give this book an 4 star rating.

[Elijah]

When i saw this book I thought it was going to be good because I love to climb. This kid went to a camp for climbing which he like. He was tooken to the camp from a cop. He always get caught by him for climbing a building. The boy loved to climb the rock walls and mountains.

[Bailey Skelton]

This book was fun and interesting

[Kendall Martino]

This book is really not that good.

[Sue]

a very quick short book. it has a great message about doing things the right way and listening to people who are trying to help you.

[Bennett]

4.5/5