My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George
Ages 9–12
Tired of city life, Sam Gribley runs away to the Catskill Mountains and teaches himself to live off the land — making a home in a hollowed-out tree with a trained falcon at his side.
- Author
- Jean Craighead George
- Age
- Ages 9–12
- Type
- Survival, Adventure, Chapter Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- In India
- Available
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