Frightful's Mountain
by Jean Craighead George (Author)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: My Side of the Mountain
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 doesn't know how to live alone in the wild. She can't 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
"Frightful's 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
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Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George was the preeminent nature writer for children. She is the author of My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves, and her work spanned 50 years. She died in May 2012 at age 93.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780141312354
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
U
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication date
May 20, 2001
Series
My Side of the Mountain
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
Library of Congress categories
New York (State)
Wildlife conservation
Peregrine falcon
Falcons
Wildlife conservation
Peregrine falcon
Falcons
