{"product_id":"my-side-of-the-mountain-9780141312422","title":"My Side of the Mountain","description":"\"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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16177877\"\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141312422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0141312424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV001000\"\u003eAction \u0026amp; Adventure | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV007000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV029000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I 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","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107492311277,"sku":"9780141312422","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_9c8d5524-772c-4d62-9524-900cc531b226.jpg?v=1747544744","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/my-side-of-the-mountain-9780141312422","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}