My Side of the Mountain
First edition cover | |
| Author | Jean George |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Mountain |
| Genre | Children's adventure novel |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | America |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 177 |
| Followed by | On the Far Side of the Mountain, Frightful's Mountain |
My Side of the Mountain is a 1959 adventure novel written and illustrated by American writer Jean Craighead George. It features a boy who attempts to live in the Catskill Mountains after running away from home in New York City. The book earned a Newbery Honor in 1960 and, in 1969, it was loosely adapted as a film of the same name. The book was followed by two sequels.