Like This is our MonkeyNotes downloadable and printable book summary / study guide / booknotes / synopsis / analysis for "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George in PDF format. Illustration from the book: Sam Gribley and his falcon, Frightful. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George has been reviewed by Focus on the Family’s marriage and parenting magazine. When the novel begins, Sam has just made it through his first snowstorm successfully, and he recounts all the time that led up to it. My Side of the Mountain (Book) : George, Jean Craighead : 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 … Sam Gribley is a teenager who is tired of his cramped life in New York City and is fearful of an open future ahead … Share