Self-Improvement

Fiction & Literature

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My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George · 2004 · 177 pages

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About This Book

A young boy named Sam Gribley leaves his crowded life in New York City to live in the Catskill Mountains wilderness. Using survival skills and a hollowed-out tree for shelter, he learns to live off the land with a falcon and a weasel as companions. The story chronicles his journey toward self-reliance and his deep connection to the natural world.

Genres

Self-Improvement Fiction & Literature

Topics

Environment Independence Nature Resilience Solitude Survival

Book Details

Published

2004

Pages

177

Language

en

ISBN

9780142401118

Awards & Recognition

Newbery Honor (1960)ALA Notable BookHans Christian Andersen Award HonorLewis Carroll Shelf Award

Series

Part 1 of Mountain

Audiobook Available

4h 36m

Narrated by Michael Crouch

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