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Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman
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Banner in the Sky

by James Ramsey Ullman

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this book sucked pretty extremely. i hated it who ever wrote it can go fall of a mountain. ( )
  024 | Jan 7, 2011 |
The book was kinda long and it was using a lot of words i had to look up in the dictionary a lot and it didn't make me interested in the book. And very confusing ( )
  tortor | Jan 7, 2011 |
This is a fantastic Newbery book about a teenager who wants to climb the mountain his father died attempting to climb. Like many Newbery books, it is apparently given to children too soon (judging by the kid reviews on Amazon). This one will be appreciated by younger audience to some extent, but they won't like the ending too much. Nevertheless, it has enough action and conflict to appeal to boys who may not read a lot of fiction; as well the thematic and character development one would expect from a Newbery honor book.
  mebrock | Jan 4, 2011 |
Boy climbs the Citadel (Matterhorn) for a good adventure. ( )
  DianeVogan | Feb 15, 2010 |
One of my favorite books as a child, I read it more times than I could count. It's a story about a boy who no one thought was big enough or strong enough. He attempts to climb the mountain that his father died trying to reach the top of. Reading this book always made me feel like I could accomplish anything. ( )
  Cutiemoo | Jun 3, 2007 |
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The Citadel

It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.

At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of teh Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky.

His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.

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"Fifteen years ago, Rudi Matt's father died trying to climb the Citadel, the last unconquered summit in the Alps. Now, at 16, Rudi wants to place his banner on the top to prove that it can be done."

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