Mark's like any other thirteen-year-old. He loves his dog, taking photos and hiking - but he also has cancer. When his illness returns, Mark decides he's had enough of hospital. With his small dog Beau, he sets out to climb a mountain - and he's not going to give up until he's done it.

 

There are 107 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Scholastic .

Dan Gemeinhart is a former elementary-school teacher-librarian and lifelong book nerd. He lives with his wife and three daughters in a small town in Washington State. He's the author of some other books, too: The Honest Truth , Some Kind of Courage , Scar Island , and Good Dog . If he ever meets you, he'd love to talk about books with you.