My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
 

My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Jean Craighead George

Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. 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... (read more)

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Krista T
  • Rated 5 stars

This is probably one of the first book I read that really made me fall in love with reading. Amazing read.

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Andrea G
  • Rated 1 stars

Okay, I am 27 years old and would never be able to live by myself, live off the land and survive a winter--without ANYTHING but a knife. I find it hard to believe a 13 yr old could do it. I guess that is why they call it fiction.

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  • Rated 4.084795 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • Hawktalon of Stormclan

    hawktalon of stormclan said:

    Great book. I loved it. I plan on rereading it soon. Once again, GREAT BOOK!

    posted Thursday, April 24 2008
  • rosey108

    rosey108 said:

    I loved this book at a time when my ordinary life seemed quite confining. He takes a journey for himself, tests himself in nature, enjoys days upon days of listening to the sounds & the silence, observing wildlife, and season changes. One may end up in a city again, but don't you ever long for a few days away from all these gadgets, and schedules, and useless frantic rushing?

    posted Monday, April 7 2008
  • josh s

    josh s said:

    This sounds like one realy good book..but im more into fanticy than poeple thinking about runing away from life

    posted Friday, March 28 2008
  • nathan d

    nathan d said:

    BEST BOOK EVER

    posted Sunday, February 10 2008
  • Danial  F

    danial f said:

    GOOD BOOK

    posted Saturday, February 2 2008
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