New Releases by Pam Withers

Jake and Peter''s latest adventure sees the boys stranded after a scuba diving accident and facing an extreme storm. The series author is an experienced journalist and outdoor enthusiast well able to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Jake and Peter land dream jobs as skateboarding stuntboys on a movie set. Sabotage soon points to a jealous friend, but who? Meanwhile, the boys have an uneasy relationship with three local skateboarding "toughs." Young Adult.

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This is the third adrenalin-pumping outdoor sports adventure in the Take It to the Extreme series with best friends Peter and Jake. It''s summer vacation, and when Ron, a former guide with Sam''s Adventure Tours, invites Jake and Peter to help develop a mountain bike trail in in British Columbia, near the American border, the boys can''t believe their luck. Or so they think. As they start working hard in an isolated park, the boys sense that Ron might not be telling the truth and they begin to question his motives. When Peter tells Jake about his misgivings, things start to heat up. Join the boys as they plunge into the mountain-biking descent of their lives.

Jake, Peter and Moses are thrilled to spend their spring break helicopter skiing in the mountains. Jake, already a junior guide, is helping to train Peter. Moses, the helicopter pilot''s son, is along for the fun. At the same time, Fiona, a snowboarding fanatic from England, is embarking on a snowboarding adventure on a nearby peak. Soon after takeoff, Fiona''s helicopter crashes, killing the pilot and guide. The three boys -- themselves stranded due to unexpected weather conditions -- realize they must try to help her. Minutes after they rescue her, an avalanche rips the group apart and buries Jake. After rescuing Jake, the four recognize that they must save themselves. Thus begins their perilous ten-day descent. Faced with everything from finding shelter and surviving the cold, the group must use their skills to help each other survive. Do they have what it takes to make it out alive?

Peter and Jake, friends and rivals, go on a whitewater rafting trip, but after a series of mishaps strands their group, they need all of their skill to get through the rapids and find help.