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My Side of the Mountain — Jean Craighead George
Garden Heights · Independent Novel Study

My Side of the Mountain

a novel by Jean Craighead George
Sam Gribley, tired of a crowded New York City apartment, runs away to live off the land on his great-grandfather’s abandoned Catskill farm — with only a penknife, an ax, some flint, and forty dollars. Over one unforgettable year, Sam learns to make fire, forage cattails and acorns, hollow out a home inside a giant hemlock tree, train a wild peregrine falcon he names Frightful, and survive a killing winter in deerskin clothes. But as he masters the wilderness, he discovers that solitude has a cost, and that even a boy who dreamed of living entirely alone still longs for a friend — and a family. Jean Craighead George’s Newbery Honor classic (1960) is one of the great survival stories in children’s literature. These 8 Part workbooks cover the full novel, with vocabulary, comprehension, literary analysis, Think Deeper reasoning, SAT® & TOEFL®-style practice, and writing, all built on real-world CLIL background.
Level 4Newbery Honor 1960Interactive & auto-gradedCLIL-based
Library  ›  My Side of the Mountain
Level 4 · Strong ReadersUS Grade 5Lexile 810LAR (ATOS) 5.2 · Newbery Honor (1960)
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Subject Personalities
The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.
PRIMARY LENS
🔥 Wilderness Survival
Fire, foraging, shelter, and enduring winter — the real skills and forest ecology behind Sam’s self-reliant year.
SUPPORTING
🦅 The Peregrine & Falconry
Earth’s fastest animal and the ancient art of training a bird of prey — Sam’s bond with Frightful.
SUPPORTING
⚖️ Solitude, Nature & Society
The Thoreau tradition, living off the grid, and the pull between wildness and belonging.
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Progress
PT1
Part 1 · Chapters 1–3
Snug in the Tree • Leaving the City • The First Fire
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PT2
Part 2 · Chapters 4–6
Finding the Farm • Food from the Forest • Foraging
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PT3
Part 3 · Chapters 7–9
The Cliff Climb • Training Frightful • A Boy and His Falcon
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PT4
Part 4 · Chapters 10–12
The Hemlock Home • Wild Neighbors • The Web of Life
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PT5
Part 5 · Chapters 13–15
Meeting Bando • A Second Father • Solitude & Company
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PT6
Part 6 · Chapters 16–18
Ready for Winter • The Long Dark • Surviving the Cold
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PT7
Part 7 · Chapters 19–20
The Wild Boy Story • The World Comes In • Off the Grid
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PT8
Part 8 · Chapters 21–22
Father on the Mountain • The Family Arrives • Wildness & Society
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