My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
(1967 Newbery Honor Book)
(1967 Newbery Honor Book)
Recommended by: James P.
My Side of the Mountain tells the story of Sam Gribley, a teenager from New York City, who leaves home and wants to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Sam survives in the mountains by making a house out of an oak tree by starting a fire inside of it and hollowing it out. He captures and trains a falcon that he names, Frightful. Sam gets his food by getting roots from the ground, making soups out of turtle shells, and catching trout from the stream. The books resolves by everyone in town being so curious about Sam, everyone starts finding him and his parents start to live with him.
My Side of the Mountain tells the story of Sam Gribley, a teenager from New York City, who leaves home and wants to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Sam survives in the mountains by making a house out of an oak tree by starting a fire inside of it and hollowing it out. He captures and trains a falcon that he names, Frightful. Sam gets his food by getting roots from the ground, making soups out of turtle shells, and catching trout from the stream. The books resolves by everyone in town being so curious about Sam, everyone starts finding him and his parents start to live with him.
This book was: Cool and adventure!
I would recommend this book to: People who like to be outside.
I would recommend this book to: People who like to be outside.
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