Finished reading: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 📚
This book was formative for me back in my middle school years and is precisely why Peregrine Falcons are my favorite bird. A quick read, but certainly makes me want to run away to the woods. I’d forgotten the disappointing ending, though.
There are several sequels if you weren’t aware of them.
Yes! Formative for me as well, and part of an important kid canon including Hatchet and Call It Courage.
@camerontalley.bsky.social I’m already rereading the third! I don’t think I knew about Frightful’s Daughter before.
@kwlblt I’ll be going back to Hatchet shortly. Call It Courage is in the same vein?
Yes. I’m just reading its wiki…apparently it has cannibals, too. Guess I don’t remember all of the plot after 30 years…