Mountain Series by Jean Craighead George

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  • My Side of the Mountain (Mountain #1)
    #1

    My Side of the Mountain (Mountain #1)

    Jean Craighead George

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 1959

    Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process... more

  • On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain #2)
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    On the Far Side of the Mountain (Mountain #2)

    Jean Craighead George

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1990

    Two years ago, Sam ran away from New York City to live in the Catskill Mountains. Now his younger sister Alice has joined him and is quietly living in a tree house of her own nearby. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam’s falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. Sam leaves his home to search for Alice, hoping to find Frightful, too. But the trail to the far side of the mountain may lead Sam into great danger... more

  • Frightful's Mountain (Mountain #3)
    #3

    Frightful's Mountain (Mountain #3)

    Jean Craighead George

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1999

    Can frightful survive alone?Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn’t know how to live alone in the wild. She can’t feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, she wants to return to him... more

  • My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (Mountain #1-3)
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    My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (Mountain #1-3)

    Jean Craighead George

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1988

    In 1959, Jean Craighead George published My Side of the Mountain. This coming-of-age story about a boy and his falcon went on to win a Newbery Honor, and for the past forty years has enthralled and entertained generations of would-be Sam Gribleys. The two books that followed--On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain--were equally extraordinary. Now all three books are available in one deluxe yet affordable volume for veteran devotees and brand-new fans alike.

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