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 woodsall 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.
Details
- 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
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Themes
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Wilderness survival, Mountain life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011287701
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Ingram Children's Advance, 05/01/2001, Page 70
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