My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Independent Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
178
Published
1959
ISBN
978-0142401187

About This Book

Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley runs away from his crowded New York City apartment to live in the Catskill Mountains on his great-grandfather's abandoned land. He hollows out a hemlock tree for shelter, trains a peregrine falcon, and lives off the land through all four seasons.

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