Hastiado de vivir en un apartamento de una ciudad populosa, Sam Gribley se refugia en la soledad de las Montañas Catskill para comenzar una vida nueva. Con la ayuda de un cortaplumas, una pelota de corcho, cuarenta dólares y unas piezas de acero y pedernal, debe confiar para sobrevivir en su propio ingenio y en los recursos que le ofrece la tierra. Solo en la montaña, Sam descubre el valor, el peligro y el verdadero significado de la palabra camaradería. Mi rincón en la montañaes un vívido relato del año que cambia la vida de Sam.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK • OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD • The defining childhood classic about a boy finding his own way in the wilderness—a nostalgic book for readers young and old who have ever wanted to run away from home.
“Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest.”—The New York Times Book Review
“An extraordinary book… It will be read year after year.”—The Horn Book
Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in his family’s crowded New York City apartment. One day—armed with just a penknife, a ball of red cord, forty dollars, some flint and steel, and the clothes on his back—he decides to run away to his grandfather’s abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains, to live in the woods all by himself. There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources of the great outdoors to survive, as he discovers a side of himself he never knew existed.
Teeming with hope, adventure, and a deep search for identity, My Side of the Mountain is a timeless classic for readers of all ages who have ever wondered what it would be like to live off the land.
American Library Association Notable Book • Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor–winning My Side of the Mountain. She was a lifetime naturalist and was beloved by generations of nature-loving children. Two of her children, Craig and Twig, helped complete her last novel.
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WINNER Newbery Honor Book
Libro de honor Newbery Libro notable de la ALA [Asociación de bibliotecas estadounidenses] Premio internacional Hans Christian Andersen Premio Anaquel Lewis Carroll
"Seguramente le gustará a todos los vigorosos jóvenes individualistas que sueñan con escaparse al bosque".—The New York Times Book Review
"Un libro extraordinario . . . Se disfrutará de su lectura año tras año, uniendo de esa forma a muchas generaciones en una cadena de inolvidable júbilo y placer".—The Horn Book, reseña original
"...más de un cuarto de siglo después, la prosa de Jean Craighead George continúa fluyendo tan nítida, ágil y encantadoramente como un arroyuelo de los Catskills, atrayendo a nuevos lectores a experimentar sus 'asombrosos regocijos'".—The Horn Book, 1989
"Jean George es una excelente naturalista y los detalles, escritos en forma de diarios llevados por el mismo Sam, son totalmente verosímiles y fascinantes . . . Este competente 'joven Thoreau' es un chico que seguramente llamará la atención al Robinson Crusoe que todos llevamos dentro".—New York Herald-Tribute Book Review
Hastiado de vivir en un apartamento de una ciudad populosa, Sam Gribley se refugia en la soledad de las Montañas Catskill para comenzar una vida nueva. Con la ayuda de un cortaplumas, una pelota de corcho, cuarenta dólares y unas piezas de acero y pedernal, debe confiar para sobrevivir en su propio ingenio y en los recursos que le ofrece la tierra. Solo en la montaña, Sam descubre el valor, el peligro y el verdadero significado de la palabra camaradería. Mi rincón en la montañaes un vívido relato del año que cambia la vida de Sam.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK • OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD • The defining childhood classic about a boy finding his own way in the wilderness—a nostalgic book for readers young and old who have ever wanted to run away from home.
“Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest.”—The New York Times Book Review
“An extraordinary book… It will be read year after year.”—The Horn Book
Twelve-year-old Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in his family’s crowded New York City apartment. One day—armed with just a penknife, a ball of red cord, forty dollars, some flint and steel, and the clothes on his back—he decides to run away to his grandfather’s abandoned farm in the Catskill Mountains, to live in the woods all by himself. There, Sam must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources of the great outdoors to survive, as he discovers a side of himself he never knew existed.
Teeming with hope, adventure, and a deep search for identity, My Side of the Mountain is a timeless classic for readers of all ages who have ever wondered what it would be like to live off the land.
American Library Association Notable Book • Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
Author
Jean Craighead George (1919–2012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor–winning My Side of the Mountain. She was a lifetime naturalist and was beloved by generations of nature-loving children. Two of her children, Craig and Twig, helped complete her last novel.
View titles by Jean Craighead George
Awards
WINNER Newbery Honor Book
Praise
Libro de honor Newbery Libro notable de la ALA [Asociación de bibliotecas estadounidenses] Premio internacional Hans Christian Andersen Premio Anaquel Lewis Carroll
"Seguramente le gustará a todos los vigorosos jóvenes individualistas que sueñan con escaparse al bosque".—The New York Times Book Review
"Un libro extraordinario . . . Se disfrutará de su lectura año tras año, uniendo de esa forma a muchas generaciones en una cadena de inolvidable júbilo y placer".—The Horn Book, reseña original
"...más de un cuarto de siglo después, la prosa de Jean Craighead George continúa fluyendo tan nítida, ágil y encantadoramente como un arroyuelo de los Catskills, atrayendo a nuevos lectores a experimentar sus 'asombrosos regocijos'".—The Horn Book, 1989
"Jean George es una excelente naturalista y los detalles, escritos en forma de diarios llevados por el mismo Sam, son totalmente verosímiles y fascinantes . . . Este competente 'joven Thoreau' es un chico que seguramente llamará la atención al Robinson Crusoe que todos llevamos dentro".—New York Herald-Tribute Book Review
