This book is told from the diary of the main character, Sam Gribley. Sam is a boy full of determination. He didn't give up and go home like everyone thought he would. He is strong of mind. After the first night in the freezing rain, with no fire and no food, he still went on. He is a born survivor. He lasted the winter, through storms, hunger, and loneliness, and came out on top even when everyone expected him to fail. "The land is no place for a Gribley" p. 9
The story starts out with Sam remembering how he first got to be in his tree in the Catskills. A run-away, Sam Gribley, a young boy who lived in New York City with his family of eleven in a small apartment. None of them liked living there. His father used to talk of the family farm in the Catskill Mountains and the time he ran away to them. Sam decided this would be a way out of the dismal life he had in the city. He prepared himself well by listening very carefully to his father's stories on survival and read......

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Title: My Side Of The Mountain
Approximate Word Count: 2597
Approximate Pages: 11 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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