{"product_id":"my-side-of-the-mountain-paperback-1","title":"My Side of the Mountain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI write for children. Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am too. So I tell them stories about a boy and a falcon, a girl and an elegant wolf pack, about owls, weasels, foxes, prairie dogs, the alpine tundra, the tropical rain forest. And when the telling is done, I hope they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the \u003cb\u003eNewbery Award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie of the Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eNewbery Honor-winning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMy Side of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e On the Far Side of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrightful's Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e . She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name. Her website can be found at www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e My Side of the Mountain\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762755109152,"sku":"9780141312422","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2af22214185fa1c58a2cde002ab171f6.webp?v=1780225275","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-side-of-the-mountain-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}