A Newbery winner about Sam, a young man who decides he's had enough of the turbulent New York City, decide to head out into the Catskill Mountains with bare essentials and live on his own for a year. He faces the rigors of the upstate New York winter and encounters a criminal on the dodge, but eventually determines that there's more to life than taking care of ones self. This is a wonderful tale of self-reliance, responsibility and self-realization.
Merit: Well-written first person coming-of-age subject matter.
Share: Intermediate read-alone or read-along over several sessions.
Appeal: Independence. Ability to cope with hardship.
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