num_pages: 288
description: The CitadelIt stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit—to plant his banner in the sky.His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain—the Citadel—and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.
language: English
title: Banner in the Sky: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
titlecomplete: Banner in the Sky: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Classics, School, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 4610
places: Switzerland, Swiss Alps
awards: awardedAt: -473356800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: HarperTeen