Ideal for 5th-8th graders
Rating: 9/10
Newbery honor book
This is one of my favorite books. This is an amazing survival book. If you liked Hatchet you should read this. Please read My Side of the Mountain.
"Since it was first published in 1959, the award-winning "My Side of the Mountain" has inspired scores of kids to want to test their own survival skills." - Common Sense Media
"An extraordinary book... it will be read year after year." - The Horn Book