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Frightful's Mountain

Jean Craighead George

Ages 9–14

Readers rate it 3.3 (18 on Hardcover)

276 pages · Released May 21, 2001

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Frightful's Mountain parent’s guide: what’s inside

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LGBTQ+ themes

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Frightful's Mountain is a nature-focused adventure sequel that explores themes of sacrifice, environmental stewardship, and the bond between humans and wildlife. The story follows a falcon learning to survive in the wild and occasionally features predator-prey interactions and natural dangers, but violence is minimal and integral to the survival narrative rather than gratuitous. This is an excellent choice for middle-grade readers interested in animals, conservation, and coming-of-age stories.

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From the publisher

Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn’t know how to live alone in the wild. She can’t feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to surviv... Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered bird, so when his beloved falcon, Frightful, comes home, he has to let her go. But Frightful doesn’t know how to live alone in the wild. She can’t feed herself, mate, brood chicks, or migrate. Frightful struggles to survive and learns to enjoy her new freedom. But she feels a bond with Sam that can never be broken, and more than anything else, she wants to return to him. The sequel to My Side of the Mountain and On the Far Side of the Mountain from Newbery Medal-winning author Jean Craighead George. “Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be glad to revisit Sam Gribley in this sequel.” —The Horn Book “Frightful’s Mountain is a novel that will change the way you look at the world.” —The New York Times Book Review "Frightful's story is filled with excitement and adventure." —School Library Journal

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • History
  • Middle grade
  • Classics
  • Young Adult
  • Adventure
  • Fiction
  • LGBTQ
  • Falcons
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Nonfiction
  • Peregrine falcon

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ISBN 9780141312354 · Puffin Books

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