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Description
Terribly unhappy in his family’s crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude—and danger—of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.
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Summary
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends alone living in the Catskill Mountains, including the struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
First Sentence
I'm on my mountain in a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing I'm here.
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Series
This is book 1 in the My Side of the Mountain Trilogy series.
Authors & Contributors
- Jean Craighead George (Author)
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