Descriere: When teen adventurer Beck Granger finds himself stranded on a Himalayan mountainside, he has to draw on all his strength and skill to survive. But the biggest challenge of all is still ahead... Can Beck finally learn the truth about his parents' deaths and bring their killers to justice?
Page dim. 193 x 182 x 19
Series: Mission Survival
Weight: 206 grams
Autori: Grylls Bear | Editura: Penguin Random House Children's UK | Anul aparitiei: 2015 | ISBN: 9781849418386 | Numar de pagini: 288 | Categorie: Children's
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