Mark has valiantly fought cancer for years but when it comes back again Mark decides to take his life into his own hands. When his grandfather died Mark promised him that he would climb Mt. Ranier. And that is what he is going to do - with his dog, come what may, So Mark runs away leaving only a brief note in haiku to his best friend Jessie.
Told in alternating viewpoints of Mark and Jessie the reader experiences their anger, confusion, and determination. This is an interesting story and I enjoyed it. But is it appropriate for kids and how young. Well, the author is himself an elementary librarian - interesting. I would say some 5th graders could handle it and obviously above. Lower than that probably depends on whether they have ever been put in a situation with terminal illness...
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