Tato série sleduje odvážnou cestu mladého chlapce, který se rozhodne opustit městský život a vydat se do divoké přírody pohoří Catskill. Najde si domov v obrovském dutém stromě, kde se učí žít z darů země a nachází společníky v podobě dravců. Příběhy zkoumají témata svobody, nezávislosti a dobrodružství, zatímco se hlavní hrdina potýká s výzvami, jako jsou bouře, samota a strach. Je to poutavé vyprávění o dospívání, sebedůvěře a hlubokém spojení s přírodním světem.
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship
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
In 1959, Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his falcon, won a Newbery Honor and has captivated readers for decades. The subsequent books, On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain, are now collected in a deluxe volume for both longtime fans and newcomers.