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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 Jean Craighead George\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 7.90h x 5.02w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141312422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e64 \/ My Side of the Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Children's Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. 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