The Trouble with Heroes

Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a 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 vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down a dead old lady's headstone. Turns out she was 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 he has to bring along the dead woman's dog.

On the trails, Finn begins to find his way, and he begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But as the clock ticks down to September, the mountains have more surprises in store for him. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face.