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My Side of the Mountain
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My Side of the Mountain Paperback - 2001

by Jean Craighead George

Runaway Sam Gribley is surviving in the Catskill Mountains with only a penknife, a ball of cord, $40, and some flint and steel. Along the way, he learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that will change his life forever. Illustrations.


Summary

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."The New York Times Book Review

Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.

 “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.”
The Horn Book

From the publisher

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."--The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods--all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.

"An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year."
--The Horn Book

First line

On Sunday morning Leo Nolan was sprawled on the floor of the living room reading the Sunday comics.

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  • Title My Side of the Mountain
  • Author Jean Craighead George
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York
  • Date 2001-05-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9780141312422 / 0141312424
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 810
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Wilderness survival, Mountain life
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011287701
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Ingram Children's Advance, 05/01/2001, Page 70

About the author

"I write for children. Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am too. So I tell them stories about a boy and a falcon, a girl and an elegant wolf pack, about owls, weasels, foxes, prairie dogs, the alpine tundra, the tropical rain forest. And when the telling is done, I hope they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places."

Jean Craighead George (1919-2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Award-winning Julie of the Wolves, the Newbery Honor-winningMy Side of the Mountain, On the Far Side of the Mountain, and Frightful's Mountain . She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name. Her website can be found at www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com.

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