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Written by Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[UsefulNotes/NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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Written by Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[UsefulNotes/NewberyMedal [[MediaNotes/NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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* MoralGuardians: Initially Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods. Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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* MoralGuardians: Initially Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods. Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' already know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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* BigTownBoredom: Sam's motivation for running away from his parents' New York City apartment and living in the Catskills is basically just that he's tired of city life and would rather live as a subsistence hunter-gatherer in the wild. By the end of the novel his parents have moved the rest of the family out to the Catskills with him, but at the beginning of the sequel they've all moved back to New York aside from one of Sam's sisters who's stayed because she has a similar interest in living off the land as Sam does.
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* LazilyGenderFlippedName: Sam befriends a raccoon that he believes to be a male, thus naming him Jesse Coon James. When spring comes, Sam is surprised by the kits, but at least "Jesse" works for a female, too. She's "girl Jesse".
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* TheRunaway: Sam has a perfect relationship with his parents yet decides to run away to the Catskill Mountain and live in a hollowed out tree for the pure adventure of it all.
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* TheRunaway: Sam has a perfect relationship with his parents yet decides to run away to the Catskill Mountain and live in a hollowed out tree for the pure adventure of it all. Of course, any kid who puts the time and effort into learning all the stuff Sam knows at that age is someone who is really dedicated, and eager to put that knowledge to use.
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* ABoyAndHisX: Sam and his falcon Frightful are each other's constant companions.
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: None of the adults Sam encounters in the novel seem remotely concerned about the fact that a pre-teen boy has run away from home to live off the land by himself.
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Written by Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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Written by Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal [[UsefulNotes/NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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* ArborealAbode: Sam makes his new home in the base of a hollowed out tree.
* ABoyAndHisX: Sam and his falcon Frightful are each other's constant companions.
* ABoyAndHisX: Sam and his falcon Frightful are each other's constant companions.
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* NemeanSkinning: Sam kills a deer through use of traps to make himself clothes. The process of tanning its hide is long, complicated, and detailed. Kid has a good memory.
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* TheRunaway: Sam has a perfect relationship with his parents yet decides to run away to the Catskill Mountain and live in a hollowed out tree for the pure adventure of it all.
* RunAwayHideAway: Sam constructs his own hideaway, and his desire to create one where he can live off the land is most of the reason he ran away in the first place.
* RunAwayHideAway: Sam constructs his own hideaway, and his desire to create one where he can live off the land is most of the reason he ran away in the first place.
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* MoralGuardians: Initially JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods. Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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* MoralGuardians: Initially JeanCraigheadGeorge Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods. Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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Written by JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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Written by JeanCraigheadGeorge Creator/JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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Values Dissonance is YMMV. Big Badass Bird Of Prey Is Obsolete is obsolete.
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* MoralGuardians: Initially JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods.
** Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
* ShownTheirWork: ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'' is no ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]'', [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but]] it's pretty clear that the author did a lot of research on how to go about living in the woods by yourself before writing this book.
** A possible [[AnAesop Aesop]] that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
* MoralGuardians: Initially JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in the woods.
** Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
* ShownTheirWork: ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'' is no ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]'', [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but]] it's pretty clear that the author did a lot of research on how to go about living in the woods by yourself before writing this book.
** A possible [[AnAesop Aesop]] that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
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* KidsWildernessEpic
KidsWildernessEpic: The story is Sam's attempt to live off the land while living in a tree and the adventures he has.
* MoralGuardians: Initially JeanCraigheadGeorge had trouble getting this book published because publishers thought MoralGuardians would object to the book on the grounds that it encouraged children to run away from home and live in thewoods.
**woods. Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly that Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
* NobleBirdOfPrey: ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Frightful]]'' is a majestic creature, as are other falcons.
* ShownTheirWork:''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'' is no ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]'', [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but]] it's It's pretty clear that the author did a lot of research on how to go about living in the woods by yourself before writing this book.
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* NobleBirdOfPrey: ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Frightful]]'' is a majestic creature, as are other falcons.
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* ValuesDissonance: For all Sam's talk of respecting the wilderness, most environmentalists nowadays would not look kindly on the scene where he describes wanting a falcon so badly that he steals a wild one from the nest. What exactly would he have done with the bird when he returned to the city?
** The sequel has this as a major plot point. Thankfully, the bird survives.
* WeaselMascot: Baron.
* {{Xenofiction}}: All of the novels dealing with Frightful or her daughter.
** The sequel has this as a major plot point. Thankfully, the bird survives.
* WeaselMascot: Baron.
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*ValuesDissonance: For all Sam's talk of respecting the wilderness, most environmentalists nowadays would not look kindly on the scene where he describes wanting a falcon so badly that he steals a wild one from the nest. What exactly would he have done with the bird when he returned to the city?
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** Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly before Sam left that he ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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** Whether or not this was justified, at least George explained quite clearly before Sam left that he Sam ''did'' know how to live off the land and find food, even before he left. Furthermore, the actual steps required in living off the land are explained quite clearly as involving ''a lot'' of work. Presumably most children reading this book can read between the lines and find the message "Sam knows how to do this, had to work ''a lot'', and still got sick and ran into trouble. Unless you know what Sam does, you won't make it, so stay home."
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Written by JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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Written by JeanCraigheadGeorge in 1959, it received a [[NewberyMedal Newbery Honor]], and was adapted into a somewhat-obscure film ten years later. As of now there are four sequels to ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'': the direct sequel ''On the Far Side of the Mountain'' (with no relation to [[TheFarSide [[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Gary Larson's comic]]), and the three sequels told from the perspective of falcons, ''Frightful's Mountain'', ''Frightful's Daughter'', and ''Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel''.
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* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: She's even called [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast ''Frightful'']].''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Frightful]]''.
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** A possible {{Aesop}} that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
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** A possible {{Aesop}} [[AnAesop Aesop]] that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
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* SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying: The artist of the (pictured) cover is decent at painting humans, but it's pretty obvious he had no idea what a peregrine falcon... or perhaps any raptor... is supposed to look like. In contrast to this the illustrations in the book done by JeanCraigheadGeorge herself are pretty darn accurate except perhaps for the fact that she draws Frightful in adult plumage rather than juvenile.
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* ShownTheirWork: ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'' is no ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]'', [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but]] it's pretty clear that the author did a lot of research on how to go about living in the woods by yourself before writing this book.
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* ShownTheirWork: ''Literature/MySideOfTheMountain'' is no ''[[Literature/BriansSaga Hatchet]]'', [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism but]] it's pretty clear that the author did a lot of research on how to go about living in the woods by yourself before writing this book. book.
** A possible {{Aesop}} that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
** A possible {{Aesop}} that the author may have been attempting to convey with this effort is "Sam knows what he's doing. You don't. Please don't run away from home and try living off the land."
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