"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in ...
Young Sam Gribley spends a winter alone in the Catskills by living off the land.
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 ...
Although the story is fictional, the setting is a real place that is accurately described. The behavior of the wolves is carefully researched and based on scientific fact.
Newbery Award Honor book, ALA Notable book, Hans Christian Award book.
There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources of the great outdoors to survive -- and he discovers a side of himself he never knew existed. Book jacket.