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Parents need to know that My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George's classic novel about a teen boy who leaves New York City's crowds and noise to live a solitary life in the Catskills, is an unusual but inspiring story of wilderness survival. Though it's difficult to imagine many parents encouraging their teenagers to leave home and live ...
Jan 1, 2020 Full Review Howard Thompson New York Times A slender, honest study of a boy ... but I digress. Overall, "My Side of the Mountain" could easily have been a Disney nature film, though ...
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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 ...
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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. [1] 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.
Jan 1, 2001 · October 30, 2017. "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George, is an extraordinary book about a young man, Sam Gribley, who leaves his cramped family home in New York City, to survive off of the family land in the Catskill Mountains. The book itself is written as if it is Sam's journal and is in first person point of view,and is a record ...
Nov 30, 2012 · Naturalist and author Jean Craigshead George wrote My Side of the Mountain –the story of a boy from New York City who runs away to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains–in 1959. Since then, it has won the Newbery Medal and been consistently ranked high in recommended reading lists for children. Recently I re-read My Side for the first ...
Oct 31, 2022 · My Side of the Mountain was one of my favorite books as a child. The author’s description of the mountain setting painted a picture of the glories of nature that thrilled my heart and made the story all the more real. While Sam’s character is far more mature than any twelve year old, his tenacity and can do spirit inspired me.
