My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead Georgeliterary work· published 1959
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains, including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Adaptations (1)
My Side of the Mountain was adapted into a 1969 film.
My Side of the Mountain1969 · film · 100 min · dir. James B. Clark · IMDb ↗IMDb6.671%Thirteen-year-old Sam Gribley, a devotee of Thoreau, decides to leave the city to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.
