Synopsis: "Mia Zornberg is cursed with bad luck, which is not what you want when you're in a band - especially with the big battle of the Bands competition just around the corner! When Mia stumbles upon a magic necklace, everything starts going her way. But as Mia grows more dependent on her necklace, she becomes less confident in her own talent. Will she still be able to steal the show?"--Back cover.

Synopsis: In May 1996 the media scrambled to document the gripping story of sixteen-year-old Mark Pfetzer's expedition to Mount Everest. Not only was he the youngest climber ever to attempt the summit, he also witnessed the tragedy documented in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, in which eight climbers perished in a sudden storm. Within Reach is Mark's extraordinary account of this experience and of his triumphs over several other challenging peaks. At once…