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My Side of the Mountain Review

If you're looking for a book about surviving in the wilderness, this is the one for you. "My Side of the Mountain" is a great story about wilderness survival. In this story, Sam Gribley runs away from home to live in the Catskill Mountains by himself. He learns how to cook new recipes from food in the wilderness, and he also builds a small house in the roots of a tree complete with a deerskin bed and a fireplace. He even trains a falcon named Frightful! But soon problems start to arise. People have been starting to see him and reporting this incredible story to the newspaper. What if someone finds out where he's hiding? What would he do then? Will he survive the one year in the mountains? Find out by reading "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George. You'll absolutely love this book!

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• ISBN13: 9780525463467
• Condition: New
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My Side of the Mountain Overview

In this enthralling story, a boy builds a treehouse in the mountains and learns to live entirely by his wits. "(Emphasizes) the rewards of courage and determination."--The Horn Book.

My Side of the Mountain Specifications

Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons.

Jean Craighead George, author of more than 80 children's books, including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves, created another prizewinner with My Side of the Mountain--a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and a Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book. Astonishingly, she wrote its sequel, On the Far Side of the Mountain, 30 years later, and a decade after that penned the final book in the trilogy, Frightful's Mountain, told from the falcon's point of view. George has no doubt shaped generations of young readers with her outdoor adventures of the mind and spirit. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

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Customer Reviews

Great Children's Book - Book Club Mom - PA
I could not resist reading this children's book and I was not disappointed. An excellent coming of age story about a boy (Sam Gribley) who leaves his large family in New York City to live by himself in the Catskill Mountains. His efforts to survive and his experiences living in a hollowed out tree are remarkable.



An adventure of a lifetime - -

Teenage Sam runs off to the wilderness not knowing how fun and adventurous it will be.


This is very educational and imformative. I'd recomend this book to kids 10
years and up.

Even my mom liked it!



My Side Of The Mountain - Kenneth C. Locke -
I am over 50 and this book is still one of my favorites. I re-read it every so often. I read it as a boy in the 1960's and also remember the movie. Great story!



6th Grade Daughter's Review - -
The fictional story, "My Side of The Mountain", by Jean Craighead George is an adventurous tale about a 15 year old boy--Sam Gribley--who decides to run away into the Catskill Mountains of New York. He makes some unexpected friends along the way. Frightful, Sam's pet Falcon, is loyal and acts as a security alarm by squawking at approaching dangers. The Baron, a weasel, and Bando, a human, are also very well written side characters. The ending is disappointing and leaves the reader feeling empty, so perhaps the resolution will be found in the sequels. "My Side of The Mountain" is a fun story for children 9-13 who wish they could escape into the wild.

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