Book Review: My Side of the Mountain

This book is about a boy named Sam Gribley that runs away from home into the mountains. One day he had told his father he would go to the Gribley’s land far away in the mountains and that’s what he did. After running away Sam came across a library. He found a book with maps of the Gribley’s land and copied its maps onto a piece of paper. When he reached the place, it was in wrecks.  

Sam followed his path back to the mountains. After a little while he built a hook to catch trout in the water, lit a fire, then cooked the fish he caught, and finally found a place to sleep in between boulders. The next morning as he was climbing the mountain, he found a pet falcon whom he named Frightful.

At the top of the mountain, as Frightful and Sam were roaming, they found a home in a tree. Together, they hunted fish, crabs, clams, mussels, rabbits, and birds. Not long after, Sam killed a deer and used its hide to make a suit. In his home town, Sam was known as the wild boy!

Can Sam survive in the mountains? Will he ever come home? Will home come to him? Will people find out where he lives? Make your predictions; read the book and enjoy Sam’s experience in the mountains.

Writing Girl (WG)

My Side of the Mountain

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