The climbers
Gray, Keith.
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120 pages.
Summary: n this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winning author Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies and reality of life growing up in a small town. Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister's tangled branches and clamber up Double Trunker with ease. But when new kid Nottingham shows up and astonishes everyone with his climbing skills, Sully's status is under threat and there's only one way to prove who's best. Sully and Nottingham must race to climb the last unnamed tree. Whoever makes it to the top will become a legend. But something spiteful and ugly has reared its head in Sully ... Is it worth losing everything just to reach the top?
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20230330094100.0| Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Reading | B0018988 |
| call #: | GRA |
| ISBN: | 9781781129999 |
| pub: | 2021 |
| Subjects |
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| - Fiction. - Fiction. - Fiction. |
Reviews
| Date | Reviewer | Review |
|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2026 08:40:55 | BK | This book is about Sully who is known as the best tree climber in his village. He can very well scale twisted sister’s tangled branches and clamber up the Double Trunker with ease. But then a new kid Nottingham shows up and amazes everyone with his climbing skills. Sully’s status is under threat and there is only one way to prove who is better amongst the two. So basically, two have a race to climb the last unarmed tree to see who will reach the top first and become a legend. During the climb, things go wrong. Sully falls and is injured. It is the moment where all the rivalry, pride, and pressure finally collide. The ending makes Sully realize and become more self-aware, humbled, and open to change. He does not magically become perfect, but he begins to understand that growing up means letting go of the need to constantly prove yourself. |