My Side of The Mountain

Title: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Why Did I Start to Read This Book?  Before my post about India, I was writing about books that Mrs. Fleming let me borrow to read. I finished the first set. This is one of books from the next set that my teacher gave me.

What is it About? It is about a boy named Sam Gribley. He lives in New York City with his huge family and it was very crowded in his house. He really detests living so uncomfortably. He says that he will run away to the mountains. Everybody laughs at him. He packs his bag with only a penknife, a ball of cord, an ax, $40, and some flint and steel to make a fire, and then he takes a train. Once he reaches the mountains, he starts to find a place to live. He finds a big and hollow tree and begins opening it with his ax. Once he makes his house inside the hollow of the tree, he starts finding food. He makes fish hooks so that he can fish. He gets fish and once he’s full, he finds a falcon that he can train to find more food for him. The rest of this story is about his life in the woods and how he manages to live on a mountain.

What Did I Like About This Book? It was written in a diary format, so it was written in a very personal way. I really liked that.

What Didn't I Like About This Book? I didn’t like the ending. Sam was writing his diary, and then he came right out and said, “And that ended it.” It was really abrupt. Instead of telling us, he should have made us feel like it was the end. 

Does This Belong On My Cool Lane Or Not? This book can go anywhere on Cool Lane except for the house marked, “ Good Endings”!