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  1. My Side of the Mountain - Wikipedia

    • My Side of the Mountain is a middle-grade adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean Craighead George published by E. P. Dutton in 1959. It features a boy who learns courage, independence, and the need for companionship while attempting to live in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. In 1960, it was one of three Newbery Med… See more

    Plot summary

    Sam Gribley is a 12-year-old boy who intensely dislikes living in his parents' cramped New York City apartment with … See more

    Characters

    • Sam Gribley – a 12-year-old boy who leaves home to live in the wilderness.
    • Dad Gribley – Sam's father. He lets Sam leave home, believing Sam will return after just a day or two. He is surprised at Sam's independe… See more

    Original titleMy Side of the Mountain
    Originally publishedJanuary 1, 1959
    SeriesMountain
    Critical reception and impact

    My Side of the Mountain won critical plaudits upon its release. Numerous reviewers praised the novel for its detailed depiction of the wilderness and animals, its unsentimental treatment of animals and nature, an… See more

    Adaptations

    A film adaptation directed by James B. Clark was released by Paramount Pictures in 1969. The film My Side of the Mountain is set in Toronto and the Notre Dame Mountains, a Quebec province section of the Appalachia… See more

    Series

    A sequel written and illustrated by George was published in 1990, more than three decades after the original. Over the next 16 years there were three more sequels: a third novel illustrated by George and two picture books illustrated … See more

     
  1. My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) by Jean …

    My Side of the Mountain, written by Jean Craighead George in 1959, is a survivalist story about a boy who runs away from home to live in the Catskill …

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  2. Amazon.com: My Side of the Mountain: …

    May 21, 2001 · 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 …

  3. My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (My Side of the …

    Oct 23, 2000 · In 1959, Jean Craighead George published My Side of the Mountain. This coming-of-age story about a boy and his falcon went on to win a Newbery Honor, and for the past forty years has enthralled and entertained …

  4. My Side of the Mountain: George, Jean Craighead, George, Jean …

  5. My Side of the Mountain Summary and Study Guide

    My Side of the Mountain is a 1959 adventure novel by Jean Craighead George. It is the first in a five-book series, though George’s sequel, On the Far Side of the Mountain , was not published until 1990.

  6. My Side of the Mountain Summary - GradeSaver

  7. My Side of the Mountain Trilogy - Penguin Random House

  8. My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George - Google Books

  9. My Side of the Mountain Trilogy by Jean Craighead …

    Jan 1, 1988 · "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George, is an extraordinary book about a young man, Sam Gribley, who leaves his cramped family home in New York City, to survive off of the family land in the Catskill …