book report

My Side Of The Mountain
by: Jean Craighead

The main subject of this book is a boy who decides to run away from home and live in the Catskill Mountains. No not because his family was bad to him or anything, its just that he wanted to see how it felt. The boys name was Sam Gribley. He along with a falcon named Frightful are the main characters in this story about his survival.
At the beginning of the book, he is already at the mountains and starts to tell how he got there. He did have some hard times but, he fixed them in whatever way he could. Like when he first got there he had a pretty hard time, especially with the initial stuff, like a shelter. But he soon found a way to get one. He burned-in a tree and made a little cave in it. As for food Frightful helped with that. The book ended by his family finding him and eventually coming to live with him for good in his woodland home.
At the beginning, Sam was scared, nervous, and determined to live on his own. There where many challenges for him along the way . Like when he could not get enough deer fur while getting ready for winter, and having to hide from visitors in the summer.
I like this book because its fun and entertaining. I have always enjoyed adventure books like this one because it is always a great way to explore situations and places that you wouldn't normally be able to. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good adventure or survival story!