On the Far Side of the Mountain

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Summary: BOOK REPORT
Review: In my personal view I thought this was a pretty good book. Ialso read the the first one(MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN)last year. Ithought it was better then the sequel. This book had a lot ofinformation on the wilderness in it. If I ever got stuck in the woods I would think back to when I read these two fine books. It gave you instruction on how to make a sling to hunt for food with. The book also gave information on how to make traps to [catch] various animals. I thought it was interesting when it talked about falconry and gave you descriptions of plants you could eat and couldnt eat. There were times during this book where I couldnt put it down. there were also times in the book where I wanted to put it down. The book was about a boy named Sam who lives in the mountains with his sister Alice and of course his Perigrene falcon named frightful. When Sam was outside a conservation officer came and took frightful because Perigrene Falcons are almost extinct. He is devasted. Frightful is the one who caught almost all of his food. Later in the day he thinks his sister ran away. That day was not his day. ...While trying to find Alice he is also trying to get Frightful back at the same time. There are all types of adventures in the book while trying to find Frightful and Alice you will have to read the book to find out the ending. If you read My Side of the Mountain and Hatchet you will love this book.

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Summary: A great adventurous book.
Review: It was a very cool book, it started boring, but it got better and better. It's the best book I've read in a while. It's a really fun book. You should read it.

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Summary: On the Far Side of the Mountain
Review: On the Far Side of the Mountain is a great book! I thought it was just as good as the first book, My Side of the Mountain. The author is Jean Craighead George and I wish there were more books to the series. I especially recommend it if you like action and adventure. There are lots of parts when you don't know what's going to happen. It is very exciting. It is about a boy who has to live in the wild. You should read the first book before you read this one. I give it 5 stars!

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Summary: A great adventurous book.
Review: On the Far Side of the Mountain is a great book. It's about a boy named Sam Gribley who lives in the wilderness in his tree home. During the few years he was here, he learned how to build so many devices involving the brook that flows through his mountain. Everything is great, until a few days later Frightful, his pet falcon, gets confiscated, and his little sister, Alice, runs away.
Half this book involves Sam and his friend Bando looking for Alice. Since she thought that they might look for her, she gives them clues along the way. Once they find her, there's tons of suprises awaiting them.
I decided to read this book because I read the prequel, My Side of the Mountain. However, On the Far Side of the Mountain is a much more adventurous story. This book has tons of adventure with crooks, and birds, and getting away from danger. You can learn a lot, too.
I think wilderness guys would love this book. So read On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

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Summary: On The Far Side of the Mountain
Review: On the Far Side of the Mountain is an excellent sequal to My side of the Mountain. It is about a boy named Sam Gribley who runs away from New York City to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains. He lived there for over two years before his family came to live with him. After finding out the land was unsuitable for farming, the whole family leaves except for Sam and his sister Alice. Alice makes herself at home. One day she's gone but she leaves clues about where she's headed. Sam and his friend Bando track her so they can check up on her. The book explains their tactics and treks.
I first came upon this book about a month ago. My english teacher knew I had read the first book in the series so she recomended that I read the second one. I read the book in class and it turned out to be just about as good as the first one.

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Summary: One great book
Review: On the Far Side of the Mountain is an excellent sequal to My side of the Mountain. It is about a boy named Sam Gribley who runs away from New York City to live on his own in the Catskill Mountains. He lived there for over two years before his family came to live with him. After finding out the land was unsuitable for farming, the whole family leaves except for Sam and his sister Alice. Alice makes herself at home. One day she's gone but she leaves clues about where she's headed. Sam and his friend Bando track her so they can check up on her. The book explains their tactics and treks.
I first came upon this book about a month ago. My english teacher knew I had read the first book in the series so she recomended that I read the second one. I read the book in class and it turned out to be just about as good as the first one.

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Summary: Excellent Sequel to MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Review: ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN is the sequel to the Newbery Honor Book, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. Jean Craighead George waited 30 years before writing this sequel, mostly under the pressure of her beloved readers. The sequel is just as good, if not better, then the original. It continues the story of Sam Gribley's adventure when he ran away to live off of the land in the Catskill Mountains. This is the story of both Sam and his independent younger sister, Alice, who has joined him in her own treehouse nearby. The story is based on his life after his falcon Frightful has been confiscated by a conservation officer and his sister disappears. Sam leaves his home and a searches for his sister with the help of his friend Bando.

George's children books are the best that I have read on survival and the outdoors. I have read them several times and have shared them with many of my students. Just reading them makes me want to escape on a camping trip to the mountains.

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Summary: The Far Side of the Mountain
Review: Sam Gribley is a teenager who loves nature and the adventures of living in the wilderness. he ran away from home to live in the Catskill Mountains, which he loves. About two years later his sister Alice comes to visit him and she decides to stay with him because she likes the mountains. Sam lives in a tree house. He has a falcon named Frightful.
They are living their life great until one day Frightful was confiscated or taken way because he was an endangered animal. Sam depended on Frightfull for and comfort. Also, Alice runs away. Sam gets worried so his friend Banbo and him search for her.
This is a great book if you are looking for an exciting book about the wilderness. I liked it because each ending of a chapter left me hanging and the chapters were all exciting. You should read The Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighhead George.

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Summary: Either this is a step down, or I've gotten too old...
Review: The continuing adventures of Sam Gribley, who left his life in the civilized world to go live on a homestead on a mountain when he was just a young teenager. The first book dealt with Sam overcoming the harshest of conditions in his new life and coming to terms with his family, who initially want him back. With that conflict settled, this book centers around two interlocked crises; first, Sam's peregrine falcon companion is taken by a thief posing as a conservation officer; second, Sam's younger sister Alice disappears (she has been living with him for a while now), and he decides to track her down.
The Good and the Bad:
I may have just gotten to this book too late to derive the childhood joy that it is meant to impart. The characters all seemed wooden, the plot contrived and predictable, and the action unrealistic. The original book was one of my favorites as a young boy, and I imagine that I just missed the boat on this one. I did enjoy some of the ingenious survival skills Sam employed, and also liked that I can now recognize a few of the plant names that Sam mentions. And it is also a little thrilling to me to recognize that the tale takes place in the Catskill mountains, not far from my own childhood home. From outside the book, I can praise its politics, which are indicated by a bevy of strong female characters and a pure environmentalist ethic put into practical living.