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Jean Craighead George

My Side of the Mountain

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1959

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Introduction

My Side of the Mountain

  • Genre: Fiction; middle grade adventure/survival
  • Originally Published: 1959
  • Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 810L; grades 5-8
  • Structure/Length: 22 chapters; approximately 192 pages; approximately 4 hours and 36 minutes on audio
  • Protagonist/Central Conflict: The story centers on Sam Gribley, a 12-year-old boy who leaves his family's cramped New York City apartment to live on his great-grandfather's abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains. The plot primarily follows his self-reliant journey and survival in the wilderness as he learns to live off the land and befriends a peregrine falcon named Frightful.
  • Potential Sensitivity Issues: Themes of isolation and survival in the wilderness; the portrayal of hunting and trapping; some dangers and challenges in the wild

Jean Craighead George, Author

  • Bio: Born 1919; died 2012; prominent American author of young adult literature; extensive work centered on themes of nature and wilderness; often used her own experiences and observations in her books; contributed over 100 popular books to the field of children's literature; awarded the Newbery Medal for Julie of the Wolves
  • Other Works: Julie of the Wolves (1972); On the Far Side of the Mountain (1990); Frightful's Mountain (1999)
  • Awards: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1960); International Reading Association Children's Book Award (1961); Newbery Honor Book (1961)

 

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