JordanRomeroclimbedMountEverestatagethirteen--andhedidn’tstopthere.Inthisinspiringyoungadultmemoirthatincludescolorphotos,hetellshowheachievedsuchgreatheights.OnMay22,2010,attheageofthirteen,AmericanteenagerJordanRomerobecametheyoungestpersontoclimbtothesummitofMountEverest.Atfifteen,hebecametheyoungestpersontoreachthesummitsofthetallestmountainsoneachofthesevencontinents.Inthisenergizingmemoirforyoungadults,Jordan,recountshisexperience,whichstartedasasparkofanideaattheageofnineand,manyyearsoftrainingandhardworklater,turnedintoadreamcometrue.“TheemotionalpitchofthestoryremainshighasRomerocontendswithextremeweather,frustration,exhaustion,andhomesicknesstoreach,withalmostpalpableexhilaration,eachpeak“(PublishersWeekly).
