"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."-- *The New York Times Book Review *Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods--all by himself. With only a penknife, ...

"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."-- *The New York Times Book Review *Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods--all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. "An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year."

-- The Horn Book**