My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain is a children's adventure novel by Jean Craighead George, first published by E. P. Dutton in the United States in 1959. A boy leaves his crowded city home to live off the land in the Catskill Mountains. It was a 1960 Newbery Honor book.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Dutton, 1959
- First published
- E. P. Dutton, United States, 1959
The first edition of My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George was published in New York by Dutton in 1959. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Adaptations
- My Side of the Mountain film, 1969
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Catskill Mountains, Manhattan, New York, Delhi
- Genre
- young adult literature
In print
- Editions recorded
- 46 on Open Library, 29 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 3 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Jean Craighead George
- Julie of the Wolves1972 · 2 editions
- On the Far Side of the Mountain1990 · 2 editions
- The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo1992 · 1 edition
- Julie1994 · 1 edition
- There's an Owl in the Shower1995 · 1 edition
- The Tarantula in My Purse1996 · 1 edition
- Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves)1997 · 1 edition
- Frightful's Mountain1999 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of My Side of the Mountain?
The first edition of My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George was published in New York by Dutton in 1959.
How many editions of My Side of the Mountain are there?
We track 2 editions of My Side of the Mountain, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did My Side of the Mountain win any awards?
Yes: My Side of the Mountain won the Newbery Honor (1960), according to Wikidata.
Has My Side of the Mountain been adapted?
Yes, including My Side of the Mountain (film, 1969), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- My Side of the Mountain, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- My Side of the Mountain (Q3801260), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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