Hunter Secord-My side of the Mountain

My Side of the Mountain
Jean George
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10 (Favorite Book)
I read My Side of the Mountain. This was by far my favorite book i have ever read. This book is about a young boy named Sam Gribley. He lives on the lands he likes to call, “My Side of the Mountain”. Sam has a pet falcon named, Frightful. He has dug out this tree about 80 feet tall and 8 feet wide, next to a river. He has made himself a home out of it. Sam has a bed made from deer hide, and a door made from deer hide as well. His family knows everything about him, and where he is. Him, as well as his family are very confident he can live of his hunting skills to eat good food and stay healthy, and he does so. People in town start finding out about his home, and how he is living in the “wilderness”. When his dad visits, he brings news papers with articles about him. Sam, for days has to walk around, keeping himself and his bird Frightful healthy. But he also has to be on his toes looking for people. If you are interested in the outdoors and survival skills, read this book to find out what happens.

I learned some awesome things from this book. I learned that if you have an idea, and you want to succeed with it. Try it. Sam did, and he had fun with and it worked well for him. Also, you can do anything that you want, as long as you try. This book did create some questions for me though. A question like, what did Sam Gribley do so well to secure himself from the public? Also, how do you know if something from the wilderness is okay for someone to eat? or did he just take his chances?

This book is perfect for someone who likes outdoors. Or just excitement in books! Read this!