Frightful's Mountain
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · May 21, 2001
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- Who it’s for
- A falcon’s hard-won independence meets an enduring bond with the boy who loves her.
- Themes
- Survival in the wild, Freedom and independence, Bond between human and animal
- Genres
- Bird Stories, Survival Stories, Environment & Conservation
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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.
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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
Wild, Then Bound
A falcon’s hard-won independence meets an enduring bond with the boy who loves her.
Come here for
- The pull between wild freedom and companionship
- A close look at a falcon learning to survive
Expect
- Adventure shaped by the challenges of life in the wild
- An animal-centered sequel to Sam Gribley’s story
Where it sits
| Survival Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Bird Stories | 66% |
| Environment & Conservation | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- Bird Stories
- Nature & Wildlife
- Authors
- Jean Craighead George
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 21, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Survival in the wild · Freedom and independence · Bond between human and animal
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories