My Side of the Mountain

Name: My Side of the Mountain
Rating: 4.142857142857143 (42 reviews)
Author: Jean Craighead George
ISBN: 9780140348101

by Jean Craighead George

4.1

(42 ratings)

192 pages1991PuffinISBN 9780140348101

Fiction

About this book

In this enthralling story, a boy builds a treehouse in the mountains and learns to live entirely by his wits. "(Emphasizes) the rewards of courage and determination."--The Horn Book.

Publication Details

Publisher: Puffin
Published: 1991
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780140348101
Language: en

About Jean Craighead George

Jean Craighead was born in Washington. Her parents and extended family were naturalists, and she spent weekends during her childhood camping out in the woods, studying nature, foraging, and fishing. Her first pet was a turkey vulture. In 1940, George graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees in both English and Science. She became a reporter for The Washington Post and was a member of the White House Press Corps. In 1944 she married John Lothur George, and began writing novels with him which she illustrated. She divorced in 1963. In 1960 she received a Newbery Honor for *My Side of the Mountain*. In 1969, she went to work for *Readers Digest* as a writer and editor. She has written over 100 books.