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My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State.
My Side of the Mountain, written by Jean Craighead George in 1959, is a survivalist story about a boy who runs away from home to live in the Catskill Mountains, and he not only survives but thrives in the wilderness. The story begins with Sam Gribley already in the mountains preparing his humble tree abode for the first snowstorm.
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May 21, 2001 · 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.
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Jan 1, 2001 · October 18, 2013. Imagine- Leaving your home for an entire year, to live off the land. In the realistic fiction book, My Side of The Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, that's exactly what the main character Sam Gribley does. Sam is a 12 year old teenage boy from New York City.
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A study guide for Jean Craighead George's 1959 adventure novel about a boy who runs away to live in the Catskill Mountains. Learn about the plot, themes, characters, and historical context of this classic middle grade book.
Jul 6, 2021 · A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship. Middle School.
May 21, 2001 · My Side of the Mountain, Volume 1. Jean Craighead George. Penguin, May 21, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 208 pages. "Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the...
