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Banner in the Sky

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By James R. Ullman
Publisher HarperCollins Children's Books
Banner in the Sky
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The CitadelIt 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 Matts father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his fathers life. And so, taking his fathers red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earths 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 Josefs 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 Switzerlands greatest mountain the Citadel and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.

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42240 words42,240 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 680LLexile 680L
Grade 5 to 8Grade 5 to 8
Published 1988Published 1988

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Hear it tense Hear it concentration Hear it spine Hear it hollow Hear it generous Hear it resolve Hear it odd Hear it trace Hear it strain Hear it function Hear it express Hear it procession Hear it staff Hear it spice Hear it rough Hear it grind Hear it profession Hear it flesh Hear it tile Hear it image Hear it cone Hear it proper Hear it shift Hear it avalanche Hear it previous Hear it error Hear it glacier Hear it estimate Hear it individual Hear it stance Hear it distant Hear it claim Hear it brass Hear it swell Hear it master Hear it mention Hear it blind Hear it spark Hear it invisible Hear it snug Hear it lens Hear it ridge Hear it pride Hear it element Hear it recovery Hear it mass Hear it gain Hear it knot Hear it shaft Hear it argue Hear it focus Hear it resource Hear it angle Hear it hail Hear it bundle Hear it faker Hear it bulge Hear it ward Hear it demand Hear it ledge Hear it tide Hear it site Hear it temper Hear it trial Hear it slight Hear it lace Hear it fee Hear it elbow Hear it mist Hear it hut Hear it double Hear it recent Hear it exist Hear it fierce Hear it bruise Hear it rustle Hear it relieve Hear it tee Hear it disturb Hear it alley Hear it plunge Hear it extreme Hear it glory Hear it crook Hear it sway Hear it resolution Hear it thread Hear it particular Hear it fraction Hear it further Hear it resort Hear it chimney Hear it core Hear it fail Hear it platform Hear it hint Hear it stock Hear it direct Hear it strict Hear it motionless
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Hear it hollow Hear it tenseness Hear it formless Hear it generous Hear it conviction Hear it precedence Hear it bitter Hear it instant Hear it strain Hear it procession Hear it accent Hear it spice Hear it broil Hear it uncounted Hear it blot Hear it citadel Hear it grind Hear it profession Hear it incline Hear it stout Hear it climbable Hear it portent Hear it bergschrund Hear it organic Hear it slant Hear it cone Hear it attain Hear it spire Hear it brief Hear it previous Hear it margin Hear it error Hear it boaster Hear it secure Hear it desire Hear it parallel Hear it distant Hear it brass Hear it yodel Hear it prime Hear it disgrace Hear it buttress Hear it trance Hear it prong Hear it invisible Hear it snug Hear it speck Hear it steepness Hear it mass Hear it maneuver Hear it slimness Hear it cleft Hear it torment Hear it dim Hear it reluctance Hear it rigid Hear it ordeal Hear it shaft Hear it icefall Hear it delicate Hear it windless Hear it fore Hear it soundness Hear it battlement Hear it insert Hear it terminal Hear it summit Hear it bulge Hear it brood Hear it considerable Hear it widow Hear it decipherable Hear it temper Hear it dusk Hear it fortress Hear it tributary Hear it proprietor Hear it scrap Hear it clearness Hear it edelweiss Hear it conquest Hear it fringe Hear it reconnoitre Hear it mindful Hear it chockstone Hear it soar Hear it vise Hear it accommodate Hear it farthermost Hear it salutation Hear it fee Hear it remote Hear it unendurable Hear it presence Hear it lightness Hear it projection Hear it hazard Hear it stoop Hear it notch Hear it windburn
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Book ISBN:

0397321414

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