Awards

• Winner of Newbery Honor Book.

Overview

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.

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An extraordinary book... it will be read year after year. ( The Horn Book ) An extraordinary book . . . it will be read year after year.

"An extraordinary book... it will be read year after year. (""The Horn Book"") ""An extraordinary book . . . it will be read year after year."""

An extraordinary book... it will be read year after year. ( The Horn Book )

An extraordinary book... it will be read year after year. (

Author Information

Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor–winning My Side of the Mountain. She was a lifetime naturalist and was beloved by generations of nature-loving children. Two of her children, Craig and Twig, helped complete her last novel.

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