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A profile of mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary is a finalist in this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards.
The book, Reaching the Summit by Alexa Johnston with David Larsen, was selected as a finalist before Sir Ed's death last month. The finalists were announced yesterday by the convener of the judging panel, Dylan Owen.
"There is also a compelling range of writing styles with both female and male protagonists with a wide range of geographical variances from the midwest to Everest," he said.
Mr Owen, national adviser for the National Library's schools collection, joins writer and illustrator Fifi Colston and award-winning novelist Vince Ford on this year's judging panel.
Three of this year's finalists - Andrew Crowe, Gavin Bishop and Melanie Drewery - have more than one shortlisted book.
- NZPA
