My Side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain"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 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. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the

"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 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. 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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/1999
ISBN: 9780525463467
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.62w x 0.77d
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citations: Outside 10/01/2013 pg. 38

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 64 / My Side of the Mountain
Reading Level: 5.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6