Synopses & Reviews
Can frightful survive alone?
Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesnt know how to live alone in the wild. She cant feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, she wants to return to him.
The sequel to My Side of the Mountain and On the Far Side of the Mountain from Newbery Medal-winning author Jean Craighead George.
Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be glad to revisit Sam Gribley in this sequel.” The Horn Book
Frightfuls Mountain is a novel that will change the way you look at the world.” The New York Times Book Review
"Frightful's story is filled with excitement and adventure." School Library Journal
Synopsis
It is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when Frightful returns to Sam, the boy who raised her, he has to chase her away. Frightful doesn’t know how to live alone in the wild, and she can’t feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. She struggles to survive and gradually learns to enjoy her new freedom. But Frightful feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, she wants to return to him.
“Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be glad to revisit Sam Gribley in this sequel.”
—The Horn Book
“Frightful’s Mountain is a novel that will change the way you look at the world.”
—The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Jean Craighead George (19192012) was the author of more than 100 beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Awardwinning
Julie of the Wolves , the
Newbery Honorwinning
My Side of the Mountain,
On the Far Side of the Mountain, and
Frightful's Mountain . She was a lifetime naturalist and a household name. Her website can be found at www.jeancraigheadgeorge.com.