Author(s): Philip Barker

YA Fiction | Local Author

Deserted by her father and kept in the dark about her brother's accident that she was too young to recall, high schooler Ashley Davies has her own secrets. When she enters a forbidden rock-climbing contest to teach her bully a lesson, she ends up uncovering old wounds about her family's connection to another's heartache. Climb is a masterfully written coming of age story of resilience, grit, and self-discovery in the most heartbreaking of circumstances.