"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review
Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
“An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.”
—The Horn Book
- ISBN10 0141312424
- ISBN13 9780141312422
- Publish Date 21 May 2001 (first published 1 January 1959)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 20 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format Paperback (US Digest)
- Pages 208
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780141312422