Terribly unhappy in his family's crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitudeand dangerof the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.
Children's Literature
Young Sam Gribley lives a comfortable life in New York City. But tired of urban living, he, with his parents' knowledge, runs away to the Catskills Mountains, determined to live on the site of his great-grandparents' old homestead. Leaving the city with few possessions, he sets off on the adventure of a lifetime. His initial nights on the mountain prove difficult as he struggles to stay warm and find food. Eventually, Sam adjusts, learns much about himself and becomes a true backwoodsman, eating off the land, making deerskin clothes, hollowing out the base of a large tree to live in and becoming part of the wilderness environment. He steals a baby peregrine falcon from its nest and adopts the bird he names Frightful. They become inseparable as Frightful helps his new 'parent' hunt for food. This is a richly detailed book, filled with tales about living off the land. Nonetheless, it requires much suspension of disbelief concerning Sam's impressive, albeit somewhat implausible, ability to survive alone in the wilderness and his parents' willingness to let him do so. Still, this award-winning book has much to appeal to young readers searching for literary adventures. 1991 (Orig.
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- Teen & Young Adult
- Education & Reference
- Science & Technology
- Education & Reference
Publisher : Puffin Books
Author : Jean Craighead George
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2001-05-21
Number Of Pages : 208
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0141312424
ISBN-13 : 9780141312422
Item weight : 0.31 lb
Dimensions : 0.55 in x 5.04 in x 7.64 in
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