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The trouble with heroes / Kate Messner.

Messner, Kate, (author.).

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"Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines...until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing--he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September, they have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781547616398
  • ISBN: 1547616393
  • ISBN: 9781547619429
  • ISBN: 1547619422
  • Physical Description: 356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, [2025]

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Juvenile delinquents > Juvenile fiction.
Mountaineering > New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains > Juvenile fiction.
Opportunity > Juvenile fiction.
Outdoor activities > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Juvenile fiction
Bear attacks > Juvenile fiction.
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Novels in verse.
Action and adventure fiction.

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Norris Public Library J F MES (Text) 30254100704573 Juvenile Fiction Checked out 08/10/2026

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