{"product_id":"the-boy-who-held-on-the-true-story-of-10-year-old-major-metzger","title":"The Boy Who Held On: The true story of 10 year old Major Metzger","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/09cfshJP\" title=\"The Boy Who Held On: The true story of 10 year old Major Metzger\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eThe Boy Who Held On: The true story of 10 year old Major Metzger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat would you do if someone beside you suddenly fell from a ski lift?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor Metzger was ten years old when he found out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e26 January 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Major was skiing with his family and friends in Virginia, USA. He was sitting on a chairlift with six-year-old Bryce Rader and two other children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the chairlift climbed the mountain, Bryce began to slip...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Boy Who Held On\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the true story of what happened on that ski lift — from a normal day of skiing to a terrifying few minutes high above the mountain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it is the story of one ten-year-old boy who saw that his friend needed help.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBIG READS, NO BARRIERS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNon-fiction adventures for emerging readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBig Reads, No Barriers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a series of true, exciting stories written for children and young teenagers who may find reading difficult.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe books are aimed at readers around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e10–15 years old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but use simple vocabulary, short sentences and short chapters to make them accessible to emerging readers and those learning to read in English for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in UK (British) English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe idea is simple:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading ability should not decide what stories you can enjoy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are not small stories for younger children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebig stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e about real people, real adventures and extraordinary events.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you enjoy adventure, survival, courage and true stories but find long or complicated books difficult to read, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBig Reads, No Barriers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe chapters are short.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe words are simple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stories are real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBIG STORIES. NO BARRIERS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAvailable as an ebook (or hard copy) on the link below:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eThe Boy Who Held On: The true story of 10 year old Major Metzger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"Mostly For Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60917138424142,"sku":null,"price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/7459\/2078\/files\/ebookcover_0e193efa-f4c3-483c-8572-ac8adb7a356a.png?v=1790093852","url":"https:\/\/mostlyforkids.co.uk\/products\/the-boy-who-held-on-the-true-story-of-10-year-old-major-metzger","provider":"Mostly For Kids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}